Where does “vesikehä” come from?
vesikehä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.
vesikehä (Finnish): hydrosphere
Ancestry of “vesikehä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehä | circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kehä | circle, ring |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keššä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | keččä | — |