Where does “et” come from?

et (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic että, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

et (Estonian): that; to, in order to, so that, as to

Definitions

  1. that; to, in order to, so that, as to

Ancestry of “et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicettäthat
2Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Proto-Finnic että →