Where does “kahdesosa” come from?

kahdesosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahdes, from Finnish kaksi, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

kahdesosa (Finnish): half fraction 1/2

Definitions

  1. half fraction 1/2

Ancestry of “kahdesosa”, step by step

kahdesosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahdes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahdessecond, two
2Finnishkaksitwo
3Proto-Finnickakcitwo
4Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Finnish kaksi →
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