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Where does “hetvenkettő” come from?

hetvenkettő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kettő, from Hungarian két, from Proto-Uralic käktä, from Proto-Uralic kakta — two.

hetvenkettő (Hungarian): seventy-two

Definitions

  1. seventy-two

Ancestry of “hetvenkettő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankettőtwo
2Hungariankéttwo; doubt
3Proto-UralickäktäAlternative form of *kakta
4Proto-Uralickaktatwo
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