Where does “pakkasenkesto” come from?
pakkasenkesto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesto, from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.
Ancestry of “pakkasenkesto”, step by step
pakkasenkesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kesto | durability; duration; permanent, durable |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
via Finnish pakkanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakkanen | frost, sub-zero temperature of ambient air; in... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pakkainen | frost |