Where does “kaksikymppinen” come from?

kaksikymppinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaksi, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

kaksikymppinen (Finnish): twentysomething, in his/her twenties

Definitions

  1. twentysomething, in his/her twenties

Ancestry of “kaksikymppinen”, step by step

kaksikymppinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish kymppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymppiten; ten, tenner; foreman, straw boss
2Finnishkymmenendecades 10 Previous: nolla Next: kaksikymmentä;...
3Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Finnish kaksi →