Where does “kaksilevyinen” come from?

kaksilevyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kaksilevyinen (Finnish): folded double on a bolt

Definitions

  1. folded double on a bolt

Ancestry of “kaksilevyinen”, step by step

kaksilevyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish levy →