Where does “vastane” come from?

vastane (Estonian) comes from Estonian -ne, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

vastane (Estonian): opponent

Definitions

  1. opponent

Ancestry of “vastane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-ne-al, -ic, -ous; -en
2Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Finnic -inen →Every word from Estonian -ne →
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