Where does “niisugune” come from?

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

niisugune (Estonian): this kind of, this sort of, such

Definitions

  1. this kind of, this sort of, such

Ancestry of “niisugune”, step by step

niisugune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian nii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianniisuch, so; so, this way
2Estonianneedthese, they
3Proto-Finnicnekthose medial?
4Proto-Uralicne—

via Estonian sugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansugugender, sex; genus, stock, kin
Every word from Proto-Uralic ne →Every word from Proto-Finnic nek →Every word from Estonian need →
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