Where does “kaksilapainen” come from?

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

kaksilapainen (Finnish): with two blades such as of an oar or propeller

Definitions

  1. with two blades such as of an oar or propeller

Ancestry of “kaksilapainen”, step by step

kaksilapainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaksi

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

via Finnish lapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapablade; shoulder of a horse or other animal;...
2Proto-Finniclapablade
3Proto-Uraliclapablade
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Finnish kaksi →