Where does “ostoskeskus” come from?
ostoskeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.
ostoskeskus (Finnish): shopping centre, shopping center
Definitions
- shopping centre, shopping center
Ancestry of “ostoskeskus”, step by step
ostoskeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keskus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskus | centre/center |
| 2 | Finnish | Keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |
via Finnish ostos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ostos | purchase; shopping |
| 2 | Finnish | ostaa | To buy, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ostadak | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
Words derived from “ostoskeskus”