Where does “ostari” come from?

ostari (Finnish) comes from Finnish ostoskeskus, from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

ostari (Finnish): mall, shopping mall

Definitions

  1. mall, shopping mall

Ancestry of “ostari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostoskeskusshopping centre, shopping center
2Finnishkeskuscentre/center
3FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
4Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
5Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →