Where does “kätevästi” come from?

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

kätevästi (Finnish): dexterously in a way that demonstrates dexterity, or good skill with one's hands

Definitions

  1. dexterously in a way that demonstrates dexterity, or good skill with one's hands

Ancestry of “kätevästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätevähandy, useful; dexterous; convenient
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 →