Where does “nii” come from?

nii (Estonian) comes from Estonian need, from Proto-Finnic nek, from Proto-Uralic ne.

nii (Estonian): such, so; so, this way

Definitions

  1. such, so; so, this way

Ancestry of “nii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianneedthese, they
2Proto-Finnicnekthose medial?
3Proto-Uralicne—

Words derived from “nii”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ne →Every word from Proto-Finnic nek →Every word from Estonian need →