Where does “kahdenkeskinen” come from?

kahdenkeskinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskinen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kahdenkeskinen (Finnish): bilateral, mutual

Definitions

  1. bilateral, mutual

Ancestry of “kahdenkeskinen”, step by step

kahdenkeskinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskinencentral
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta

Words derived from “kahdenkeskinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus