Where does “käsikähmä” come from?
käsikähmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsi, from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.
käsikähmä (Finnish): tussle, fisticuffs; an unarmed, impromptu fight
Definitions
- tussle, fisticuffs; an unarmed, impromptu fight
Ancestry of “käsikähmä”, step by step
käsikähmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käsi
| 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 | — |
via Finnish kähmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kähmä | — |