Where does “pressikeskus” come from?

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

pressikeskus (Finnish): press center

Definitions

  1. press center

Ancestry of “pressikeskus”, step by step

pressikeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish pressi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpressipress
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →