Where does “käsipuuska” come from?
käsipuuska (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsi, from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.
Ancestry of “käsipuuska”, step by step
käsipuuska 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 puuska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puuska | gust, blast, scud; fit; Synonym of puuhka |