Where does “päällysketto” come from?

päällysketto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketto, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

päällysketto (Finnish): epidermis

Definitions

  1. epidermis

Ancestry of “päällysketto”, step by step

päällysketto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkettocrust, membrane
2FinnishkesiThe thin outer layer of skin; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
4Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →