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Where does “molempikätinen” come from?

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

molempikätinen (Finnish): ambidextrous

Definitions

  1. ambidextrous

Ancestry of “molempikätinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kätinen-handed
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →