The Origin of Finger Names

Have you ever wondered how our finger names came to be? How the “thumb” came to be called the “thumb”? Why the “index” finger is called the “index” finger? Have you also thought about how other languages call these fingers?

The answers over at Kensy Cooperrider’s article, over at JSTOR Daily.

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