Where does “kahtaistaitteinen” come from?
kahtaistaitteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahtainen, from Finnish kahtaalla, from Finnish alla, from Proto-Finnic alla, from Proto-Uralic -na — at, in.
kahtaistaitteinen (Finnish): birefringent
Definitions
- birefringent
Ancestry of “kahtaistaitteinen”, step by step
kahtaistaitteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahtainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahtainen | dual, double, twofold |
| 2 | Finnish | kahtaalla | in two directions or places |
| 3 | Finnish | alla | beneath, underneath, below; under, underneath;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | alla | under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -na | at, in |
via Finnish taitteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taitteinen | folded, with a fold |
| 2 | Finnish | taittaa | to fold; to break; to refract |
| 3 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |