Where does “rukkaskäsi” come from?

rukkaskäsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukkanen, from Russian рукавица, from Proto-Slavic rǫkavica, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

rukkaskäsi (Finnish): hand wearing a mitten

Definitions

  1. hand wearing a mitten

Ancestry of “rukkaskäsi”, step by step

rukkaskäsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rukkanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukkanenmitten, work mitt
2Russianрукавицаmitten, mitt
3Proto-Slavicrǫkavicaglove
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →