Where does “käsikähäkkä” come from?

käsikähäkkä (Ingrian) comes from Finnish kahakka, from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

käsikähäkkä (Ingrian): melee

Definitions

  1. melee

Ancestry of “käsikähäkkä”, step by step

käsikähäkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahakkaskirmish
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

via Ingrian käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankäsihand, arm
2Proto-Finnickäciarm; hand
3Proto-Uralickätehand
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →Every word from Finnish kahakka →