Where does “käsikassara” come from?

käsikassara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassara, from Russian коса́рь, from Russian -а́рь, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

käsikassara (Finnish): henchman, right-hand man

Definitions

  1. henchman, right-hand man

Ancestry of “käsikassara”, step by step

käsikassara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kassara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassarabillhook
2Russianкоса́рьsomeone who mows, a mower
3Russian-а́рьer, -or
4Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
5Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz →