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