Where does “kaksiymmärteinen” come from?
kaksiymmärteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ymmärtää, from Proto-Finnic ümbärtädäk, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
kaksiymmärteinen (Finnish): ambiguous, having two interpretations
Definitions
- ambiguous, having two interpretations
Ancestry of “kaksiymmärteinen”, step by step
kaksiymmärteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ymmärtää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ymmärtää | to understand; to identify with, relate to,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ümbärtädäk | to understand |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |