Where does “kakštuoistõn” come from?

kakštuoistõn (Livonian) comes from Livonian tuoistõn, from Livonian tuoi, from Proto-Finnic toinen, from Proto-Finnic too, from Proto-Uralic to — that.

kakštuoistõn (Livonian): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “kakštuoistõn”, step by step

kakštuoistõn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian tuoistõn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniantuoistõnteen
2Livoniantuoisecond; other
3Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
4Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
5Proto-Uralictothat

via Livonian kakš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniankakštwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta
Every word from Proto-Uralic toEvery word from Proto-Finnic tooEvery word from Proto-Finnic toinen