Where does “kyläkeinu” come from?

kyläkeinu (Finnish) comes from Finnish keinu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kyläkeinu (Finnish): village swing

Definitions

  1. village swing

Ancestry of “kyläkeinu”, step by step

kyläkeinu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeinuA swing
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish keinu →