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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

  1. shopping centre, shopping center

Ancestry of “ostoskeskus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-—
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →