Where does “kaksitulkintainen” come from?

kaksitulkintainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulkinta, from Finnish tulkita, from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

kaksitulkintainen (Finnish): ambiguous; having two interpretations

Definitions

  1. ambiguous; having two interpretations

Ancestry of “kaksitulkintainen”, step by step

kaksitulkintainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulkinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulkintainterpretation
2Finnishtulkitato interpret; to decode
3Finnishtulkkiinterpreter
4Old Swedishtolker—
5Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
6Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old Swedish tolker →