Where does “viisikymppinen” come from?

viisikymppinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisi, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viisikymppinen (Finnish): fiftysomething, in his/her fifties

Definitions

  1. fiftysomething, in his/her fifties

Ancestry of “viisikymppinen”, step by step

viisikymppinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten

via Finnish kymppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymppiten; ten, tenner; foreman, straw boss
2Finnishkymmenendecades 10 Previous: nolla Next: kaksikymmentä;...
3Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
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