Where does “kahdeksantuntinen” come from?

kahdeksantuntinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

kahdeksantuntinen (Finnish): eight-hour-long, eight-hour

Definitions

  1. eight-hour-long, eight-hour

Ancestry of “kahdeksantuntinen”, step by step

kahdeksantuntinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahdeksan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahdeksaneight
2Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
3Proto-Finnickakcitwo
4Proto-Uralic*kakta

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kaktaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakciEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa
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