Where does “ёнкс” come from?

ёнкс (Erzya) comes from Tundra Nenets ен, from Proto-Samoyedic *jentə, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

ёнкс (Erzya): direction, quarter, compass point

Definitions

  1. direction, quarter, compass point

Ancestry of “ёнкс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tundra Nenetsенstring
2Proto-Samoyedic*jentə—
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring
Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *jentə →Every word from Tundra Nenets ен →