Where does “uroskettu” come from?

uroskettu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kettu, from Finnish kettää, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

uroskettu (Finnish): male fox, reynard, dog-fox

Definitions

  1. male fox, reynard, dog-fox

Ancestry of “uroskettu”, step by step

uroskettu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kettu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkettured fox; fox; Euphemistic form of vittu
2Finnishkettää—
3FinnishkesiThe thin outer layer of skin; Third-person...
4Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
5Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

via Finnish uros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurosmale, especially of mammalian species; man, hero
2Proto-Finnicurosmale; man
3Proto-Finno-Ugricurɜman, male
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →Every word from Proto-Finnic keci →Every word from Finnish kesi →