Where does “kätevyys” come from?

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

kätevyys (Finnish): convenience

Definitions

  1. convenience

Ancestry of “kätevyys”, step by step

kätevyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kätevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätevähandy, useful; dexterous; convenient
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kaktaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakciEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa
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