Where does “enesepiiramine” come from?

enesepiiramine (Estonian) comes from Estonian piiramine, from Estonian piirama, from Estonian ma, from Estonian mina, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.

enesepiiramine (Estonian): self-limitation, self-restraint

Definitions

  1. self-limitation, self-restraint

Ancestry of “enesepiiramine”, step by step

enesepiiramine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian piiramine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiiraminesiege, besieging
2Estonianpiiramato surround, to enclose
3EstonianmaI; short form of mina
4EstonianminaI
5Proto-FinnicminäI, me
6Uralic*minä—

via Estonian enese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianeneseself, own, -self
2Proto-Finnichenensäk—
3Proto-Finnichänhe, she; it, for inanimate objects
Every word from Uralic *minä →Every word from Proto-Finnic minä →Every word from Estonian mina →