Where does “pleistoseenikausi” come from?
pleistoseenikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
pleistoseenikausi (Finnish): The Pleistocene
Definitions
- The Pleistocene
Ancestry of “pleistoseenikausi”, step by step
pleistoseenikausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |
via Finnish pleistoseeni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pleistoseeni | Synonym of pleistoseenikausi |