Joe scripsit:
> I was looking at Finninsh for a while. As I was looking at the numbers,
> something struck me.
>
> The numbers 1 and 2 are <yksi> and <kaksi> respectively. Now, the numbers 8
> and 9 are <kahdeksan> and <yhdeksan>.
>
> now, these, to me, look suspiciously indo-european.
Finno-Ugric (or is it Uralic) numbers are only reconstructible up to six.
Everything above that is a borrowing from IE.
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