Where does “kaksisukuinen” come from?

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

kaksisukuinen (Finnish): hermaphrodite, bisexual, androgynous

Definitions

  1. hermaphrodite, bisexual, androgynous

Ancestry of “kaksisukuinen”, step by step

kaksisukuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaksi

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

via Finnish suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Finnish kaksi →