Where does “kaksikko” come from?

kaksikko (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kakcikko, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

kaksikko (Finnish): twosome, two, duet, duo, pair; dual, dual number;...

Definitions

  1. twosome, two, duet, duo, pair; dual, dual number;...

Ancestry of “kaksikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickakcikkogroup of two, pair, duo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta

Words derived from “kaksikko

Every word from Proto-Uralic *kaktaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakciEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakcikko