Where does “käsivars” come from?

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

käsivars (Estonian): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “käsivars”, step by step

käsivars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian käsi

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

via Estonian vars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvarsstalk; shaft
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Proto-Finnic käci →Every word from Estonian käsi →