Where does “kétéves” come from?

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

kétéves (Hungarian): two-year-old; biennial

Definitions

  1. two-year-old; biennial

Ancestry of “kétéves”, step by step

kétéves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian két

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

via Hungarian éves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianévesannual, yearly; year old; -year
2Hungarianévyear
Every word from Proto-Uralic kakta →Every word from Proto-Uralic käktä →Every word from Hungarian két →