Where does “apukätilö” come from?

apukätilö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kätilö, from Finnish käsi, from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

apukätilö (Finnish): assistant midwife

Definitions

  1. assistant midwife

Ancestry of “apukätilö”, step by step

apukätilö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kätilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätilömidwife
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →