Where does “marraskesi” come from?
marraskesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.
marraskesi (Finnish): stratum corneum
Ancestry of “marraskesi”, step by step
marraskesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kesi | The thin outer layer of skin; Third-person... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keci | outer skin |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | keδ́e | — |
via Finnish marras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marras | dead or dying person; soul of a dead person; omen... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mardas | dead; dying |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *mr̥tás | — |