Where does “kättentaputus” come from?

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

kättentaputus (Finnish): clapping one's hands

Definitions

  1. clapping one's hands

Ancestry of “kättentaputus”, step by step

kättentaputus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsi

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

via Finnish taputus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaputuspat, patting; clapping; applause
2Finnishtaputtaato clap; to pat; to applaud
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →