Where does “kaksossisko” come from?

kaksossisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sisko, from Finnish sisar, from Proto-Finnic sesar, from Proto-Balto-Slavic swésō, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

kaksossisko (Finnish): twin sister

Definitions

  1. twin sister

Ancestry of “kaksossisko”, step by step

kaksossisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Sisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSiskosister
2Finnishsisarsister
3Proto-Finnicsesarsister
4Proto-Balto-Slavicswésōsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Finnish kaksonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaksonenA twin; When used as modifier in compound terms...
2Finnishkaksitwo
3Proto-Finnickakcitwo
4Proto-Uralic*kakta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥
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