Where does “käsiommel” come from?

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

käsiommel (Finnish): hand stitch, handmade stitch

Definitions

  1. hand stitch, handmade stitch

Ancestry of “käsiommel”, step by step

käsiommel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish ommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishommelstitch; seam, suture
2Proto-Finnicombel—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →