Where does “lyhytkestoinen” come from?

lyhytkestoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesto, from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.

lyhytkestoinen (Finnish): ephemeral, volatile, temporary

Definitions

  1. ephemeral, volatile, temporary

Ancestry of “lyhytkestoinen”, step by step

lyhytkestoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kesto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestodurability; duration; permanent, durable
2Finnishkestääto cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to...
3Proto-Finnickestädäkto last, endure

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Finnic kestädäk →Every word from Finnish kestää →Every word from Finnish kesto →