Where does “käsiraamat” come from?

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

käsiraamat (Estonian): handbook, manual

Definitions

  1. handbook, manual

Ancestry of “käsiraamat”, step by step

käsiraamat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian käsi

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

via Estonian raamat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianraamatbook
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Proto-Finnic käci →Every word from Estonian käsi →