Where does “kaksikymmentäkahdeksan” come from?
kaksikymmentäkahdeksan (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.
kaksikymmentäkahdeksan (Finnish): API; twenty-eight
Definitions
- API; twenty-eight
Ancestry of “kaksikymmentäkahdeksan”, step by step
kaksikymmentäkahdeksan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahdeksan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahdeksan | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kakteksa | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kakci | two |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kakta | — |
via Finnish kaksikymmentä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaksikymmentä | decades 20 Previous: kymmenen Next: kolmekymmen... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kakci kümmentä | twenty |