Where does “kaksihaarainen” come from?

kaksihaarainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish haarainen, from Finnish haara, from Proto-Finnic haara — branch.

kaksihaarainen (Finnish): two-branched, twin branched, split having or consisting of two branches

Definitions

  1. two-branched, twin branched, split having or consisting of two branches

Ancestry of “kaksihaarainen”, step by step

kaksihaarainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haarainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarainenbranched; having a certain number or kind of...
2Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
3Proto-Finnichaarabranch

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →Every word from Finnish haarainen →