Where does “silmänkääntötemppu” come from?
silmänkääntötemppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääntö, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
silmänkääntötemppu (Finnish): sleight of hand
Definitions
- sleight of hand
Ancestry of “silmänkääntötemppu”, step by step
silmänkääntötemppu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kääntö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääntö | turn; yaw |
| 2 | Finnish | kääntää | to turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |