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Where does “endisaeg” come from?

endisaeg (Estonian) comes from Estonian endine, from Finnish entinen, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

endisaeg (Estonian): the past, former times

Definitions

  1. the past, former times

Ancestry of “endisaeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianendineformer, erstwhile; ex-
2Finnishentinenformer, erstwhile
3Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
4Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
5Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
6Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
7Proto-Uralic-mte—

Words derived from “endisaeg”

  • endisaegne
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