Where does “-enteinen” come from?

-enteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish enne, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

-enteinen (Finnish): boding

Definitions

  1. boding

Ancestry of “-enteinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishenneOmen, sign, token, portent, auspice; bode, boding
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish ensi- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →