Where does “kaksikasvoisuus” come from?
kaksikasvoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaksikasvoinen, from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.
kaksikasvoisuus (Finnish): two-facedness
Definitions
- two-facedness
Ancestry of “kaksikasvoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaksikasvoinen | two-faced |
| 2 | Finnish | kasvo | face; face, figure |
| 3 | Veps | kazda | to grow; to grow up; to increase |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kasvadak | to grow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewks- | — |