Where does “ка̄ххц” come from?

ка̄ххц (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kākcē, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

ка̄ххц (Kildin Sami): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ка̄ххц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickākcēeight
2Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
3Proto-Finnickakcitwo
4Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →