Where does “kädestäpito” come from?

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

kädestäpito (Finnish): handholding, holding of hands

Definitions

  1. handholding, holding of hands

Ancestry of “kädestäpito”, step by step

kädestäpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsi

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

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →