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Where does “avokätisyys” come from?

avokätisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish avokätinen, from Finnish kätinen, from Finnish käsi, from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

avokätisyys (Finnish): munificence, lavishness

Definitions

  1. munificence, lavishness

Ancestry of “avokätisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavokätinenmunificent, lavish
2Finnishkätinenhanded; often used as headword in compound terms
3Finnishkäsihand; arm
4Finnishkahdeksaneight
5Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
6Proto-Finnickakcitwo
7Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →