Where does “käsihuntu” come from?
käsihuntu (Ingrian) comes from Finnish huntu, from Kabuverdianu djuntu, from Portuguese junto, from Old Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
käsihuntu (Ingrian): swaddling clothes for the arms
Definitions
- swaddling clothes for the arms
Ancestry of “käsihuntu”, step by step
käsihuntu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish huntu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huntu | veil; coma |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | djuntu | together, jointly |
| 3 | Portuguese | junto | together |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | junto | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūnctus | joined, having been joined |
| 6 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |