Where does “käsisuudelma” come from?

käsisuudelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish suudelma, from Finnish suudella, from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

käsisuudelma (Finnish): kiss on the hand

Definitions

  1. kiss on the hand

Ancestry of “käsisuudelma”, step by step

käsisuudelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suudelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuudelmakiss
2FinnishsuudellaTo kiss
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena—
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →