Where does “kaksik” come from?

kaksik (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kakcikko, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

kaksik (Estonian): twin

Definitions

  1. twin

Ancestry of “kaksik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickakcikkogroup of two, pair, duo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakcikko →