Where does “kuulokeskus” come from?
kuulokeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.
kuulokeskus (Finnish): auditory center
Ancestry of “kuulokeskus”, step by step
kuulokeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuulo | The sense of hearing |
| 2 | Finnish | kuulla | to hear; to hear of; to listen to |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuldak | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kuwle- | to hear |
via Finnish keskus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskus | centre/center |
| 2 | Finnish | Keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |