Where does “kaksosveli” come from?
kaksosveli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaksonen, from Finnish kaksi, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.
kaksosveli (Finnish): twin brother
Ancestry of “kaksosveli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaksonen | A twin; When used as modifier in compound terms... |
| 2 | Finnish | kaksi | two |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kakci | two |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kakta | — |