Where does “tšerkessi” come from?

tšerkessi (Finnish) comes from Russian Черке́с — Circassian.

tšerkessi (Finnish): Cherkess person belonging to the Circassian population of northern Karachay-Cherkessia

Definitions

  1. Cherkess person belonging to the Circassian population of northern Karachay-Cherkessia

Ancestry of “tšerkessi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЧерке́сCircassian
Every word from Russian Черке́с