Where does “nelikätinen” come from?

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

nelikätinen (Finnish): fourhanded, quadrumanous having four hands

Definitions

fourhanded, quadrumanous having four hands

Ancestry of “nelikätinen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kätinen	handed; often used as headword in compound terms
2	Finnish	käsi	hand; arm
3	Finnish	kahdeksan	eight
4	Proto-Finnic	kakteksa	eight
5	Proto-Finnic	kakci	two
6	Proto-Uralic	*kakta	—

Words derived from “nelikätinen”

nelikätisesti

Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →