Where does “kantokahva” come from?

kantokahva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanto, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kantokahva (Finnish): carrying handle

Definitions

  1. carrying handle

Ancestry of “kantokahva”, step by step

kantokahva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantostump, tree stump
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish kahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahvahandle; grip; manubrium; usually in the longer...
2Proto-Finnickahva—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak →
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