Where does “seurakuntakeskus” come from?

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

seurakuntakeskus (Finnish): congregation meetinghouse

Definitions

  1. congregation meetinghouse

Ancestry of “seurakuntakeskus”, step by step

seurakuntakeskus 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 seurakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseurakuntaA parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of...
2Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
3Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →