Where does “kätellä” come from?

kätellä (Finnish) comes 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,...

kätellä (Finnish): To shake hands with; To shake hands

Definitions

  1. To shake hands with; To shake hands

Ancestry of “kätellä”, step by step

kätellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

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

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—

Words derived from “kätellä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →