Where does “kännykkä” come from?

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

kännykkä (Finnish): mobile phone, cellular

Definitions

  1. mobile phone, cellular

Ancestry of “kännykkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkännyhand, palm, paw
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—

Words derived from “kännykkä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →