Where does “loppukesä” come from?

loppukesä (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.

loppukesä (Finnish): late summer

Definitions

  1. late summer

Ancestry of “loppukesä”, step by step

loppukesä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

via Finnish kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—
Every word from Proto-Finnic loppi →Every word from Proto-Finnic loppu →Every word from Finnish loppu →
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