Where does “käsivasara” come from?

käsivasara (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian käsi, from Proto-Finnic käci, from Proto-Uralic käte — hand.

käsivasara (Ingrian): hammer that you can hold in one hand

Definitions

  1. hammer that you can hold in one hand

Ancestry of “käsivasara”, step by step

käsivasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankäsihand, arm
2Proto-Finnickäciarm; hand
3Proto-Uralickätehand

via Ingrian vasara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvasarahammer
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Proto-Finnic käci →Every word from Ingrian käsi →