Where does “kätinen” come from?
kätinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsi, from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.
kätinen (Finnish): handed; often used as headword in compound terms
Definitions
- handed; often used as headword in compound terms
Ancestry of “kätinen”, step by step
kätinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käsi | hand; arm |
| 2 | Finnish | kahdeksan | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kakteksa | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kakci | two |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *kakta | — |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |