Where does “käsivarsinauha” come from?

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

käsivarsinauha (Finnish): armband

Definitions

  1. armband

Ancestry of “käsivarsinauha”, step by step

käsivarsinauha 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 nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →