Where does “levykehys” come from?
levykehys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehys, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.
levykehys (Finnish): mop frame
Ancestry of “levykehys”, step by step
levykehys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kehys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehys | frame; cadre |
| 2 | Finnish | kehä | circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kehä | circle, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keššä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | keččä | — |
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |