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

hetvenkettő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kettő

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

via Hungarian hetven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhetvenseventy
Every word from Proto-Uralic kakta →Every word from Proto-Uralic käktä →Every word from Hungarian két →