Where does “käsihöylä” come from?

käsihöylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish höylä, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

käsihöylä (Finnish): hand plane, hand planer

Definitions

  1. hand plane, hand planer

Ancestry of “käsihöylä”, step by step

käsihöylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyläplane
2Middle Low Germanhovel
3Proto-Germanichubilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-