Where does “käsivarsikelluke” come from?

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

käsivarsikelluke (Finnish): armband inflatable armband worn around the arms to keep the wearer afloat

Definitions

  1. armband inflatable armband worn around the arms to keep the wearer afloat

Ancestry of “käsivarsikelluke”, step by step

käsivarsikelluke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsivarsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsivarsiarm; The area of Enontekiö municipality between...
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish kelluke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkellukeA floating device
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...
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