Where does “mindkettő” come from?

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

mindkettő (Hungarian): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “mindkettő”, step by step

mindkettő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kettő

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

via Hungarian mind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmindall of it, all of them, each of them; with...
2Hungarianmiwe; how …!, what …!; what?
3Uralic*mi

Words derived from “mindkettő

Every word from Proto-Uralic kaktaEvery word from Proto-Uralic käktäEvery word from Hungarian két