Where does “kääntövarsi” come from?

kääntövarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääntö, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kääntövarsi (Finnish): turning arm, swinging arm, swivel arm

Definitions

  1. turning arm, swinging arm, swivel arm

Ancestry of “kääntövarsi”, step by step

kääntövarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kääntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkääntöturn; yaw
2Finnishkääntääto turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta-Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak