Where does “käsivaivainen” come from?

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

käsivaivainen (Finnish): with a hand injury

Definitions

  1. with a hand injury

Ancestry of “käsivaivainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsivaivahand/arm issue, hand/arm ailment
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →