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
- convenience
Ancestry of “kätevyys”, step by step
kätevyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kätevä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kätevä | handy, useful; dexterous; convenient |
| 2 | Finnish | käsi | hand; arm |
| 3 | Finnish | kahdeksan | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kakteksa | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kakci | two |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | *kakta | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |