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Where does “need” come from?
need (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic nek, from Proto-Uralic ne.
need
(Estonian): these, they
Definitions
these, they
Ancestry of “need”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
nek
those medial?
2
Proto-Uralic
ne
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Words derived from “need”
nii
niisugune
niimoodi
niipea
niisama
niisiis
Every word from Proto-Uralic ne →