Where does “kätte maksma” come from?

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

kätte maksma (Estonian): to avenge, to revenge, to retaliate, to get back at

Definitions

  1. to avenge, to revenge, to retaliate, to get back at

Ancestry of “kätte maksma”, step by step

kätte maksma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian käsi

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

via Estonian maksma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmaksmato pay
2Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
3Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Proto-Finnic käci →Every word from Estonian käsi →