Where does “hanttityö” come from?
hanttityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish hantti, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
hanttityö (Finnish): odd job
Ancestry of “hanttityö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hantti | Short for hanttikortti; odd, incidental;... |
| 2 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |