Where does “kättemaks” come from?

kättemaks (Estonian) comes from Estonian maks, from Proto-Finnic maksa, from Proto-Uralic mëksa — liver.

kättemaks (Estonian): revenge, vengeance

Definitions

  1. revenge, vengeance

Ancestry of “kättemaks”, step by step

kättemaks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian maks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmaksliver; tax, payment
2Proto-Finnicmaksaliver
3Proto-Uralicmëksaliver

via Estonian käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankäsihand
2Proto-Finnickäciarm; hand
3Proto-Uralickätehand
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëksa →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksa →Every word from Estonian maks →