Where does “кит” come from?

кит (Mansi) comes from Proto-Uralic käktä, from Proto-Uralic kakta — two.

кит (Mansi): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “кит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-UralickäktäAlternative form of *kakta
2Proto-Uralickaktatwo
Every word from Proto-Uralic kakta →Every word from Proto-Uralic käktä →
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