Where does “kymmenen käskyä” come from?
kymmenen käskyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsky, from Finnish käskeä, from Proto-Finnic käskedäk, from Proto-Uralic käske-.
kymmenen käskyä (Finnish): Ten Commandments
Ancestry of “kymmenen käskyä”, step by step
kymmenen käskyä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käsky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käsky | An order, command, commandment, dictation,... |
| 2 | Finnish | käskeä | to order, tell; to command; to request, ask for,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käskedäk | to tell, to command |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | käske- | — |
via Finnish kymmenen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kymmenen | decades
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nolla
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kaksikymmentä;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kümmen | ten; decade, group of ten |