Where does “kaksivuoroinen” come from?

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

kaksivuoroinen (Finnish): in two shifts or turns

Definitions

  1. in two shifts or turns

Ancestry of “kaksivuoroinen”, step by step

kaksivuoroinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaksi

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

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Finnish kaksi →