Where does “kahtlus” come from?

kahtlus (Estonian) comes from Estonian kahtlema, from Estonian kaks, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

kahtlus (Estonian): doubt, suspicion

Definitions

  1. doubt, suspicion

Ancestry of “kahtlus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankahtlemato doubt
2Estoniankakstwo
3Proto-Finnickakcitwo
4Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Estonian kaks →