Where does “käsiala” come from?

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

käsiala (Finnish): handwriting

Definitions

handwriting

Ancestry of “käsiala”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	käsi	hand; arm
2	Finnish	kahdeksan	eight
3	Proto-Finnic	kakteksa	eight
4	Proto-Finnic	kakci	two
5	Proto-Uralic	*kakta	—

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