Where does “pääkeskus” come from?

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

pääkeskus (Finnish): main center, principal center

Definitions

  1. main center, principal center

Ancestry of “pääkeskus”, step by step

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