Where does “omakehu” come from?

omakehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehu, from Finnish kehua, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

omakehu (Finnish): self-congratulation, self-praise

Definitions

  1. self-congratulation, self-praise

Ancestry of “omakehu”, step by step

omakehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehupraise, commendation; Indicative present...
2Finnishkehuato praise, tout
3Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
4Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
5Proto-Finnickeššä—
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →