Where does “taulunkehys” come from?
taulunkehys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehys, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.
taulunkehys (Finnish): picture frame
Ancestry of “taulunkehys”, step by step
taulunkehys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kehys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehys | frame; cadre |
| 2 | Finnish | kehä | circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kehä | circle, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keššä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | keččä | — |
via Finnish taulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taulu | painting; picture, print etc., especially a... |
| 2 | Swedish | tavla | a painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture... |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |