Where does “käsipalloilu” come from?

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

käsipalloilu (Finnish): playing handball

Definitions

  1. playing handball

Ancestry of “käsipalloilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsipalloillato play handball
2Finnishkäsipallohandball; ball in hand
3Finnishkäsihand; arm
4Finnishkahdeksaneight
5Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
6Proto-Finnickakcitwo
7Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →