Where does “kädenjatko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kädenjatko”, step by step

kädenjatko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsi

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

via Finnish jatko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjatkofollow-on, follow-up; addition; lengthening
2Finnishjatkaato continue, keep on, go on; to extend, lengthen,...
3Proto-Finnicjatkadakto continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →