Where does “käsipuu” come from?

käsipuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian käsi, from Proto-Finnic käci, from Proto-Uralic käte — hand.

käsipuu (Estonian): handrail, banister

Definitions

  1. handrail, banister

Ancestry of “käsipuu”, step by step

käsipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankäsihand
2Proto-Finnickäciarm; hand
3Proto-Uralickätehand

via Estonian püü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpüüpartridge
2Proto-Finnicpüühazel grouse
3Proto-Uralicpüŋehazel hen
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Proto-Finnic käci →Every word from Estonian käsi →