Where does “yhdeksikkö” come from?

yhdeksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdeksän, from Proto-Finnic ükteksä, from Proto-Finnic ükci, from Proto-Uralic ükte — one.

yhdeksikkö (Finnish): The digit of figure 9; A group of nine

Definitions

  1. The digit of figure 9; A group of nine

Ancestry of “yhdeksikkö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdeksännine
2Proto-Finnicükteksänine
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Uralic ükte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ükci →Every word from Proto-Finnic ükteksä →