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Where does “anti” come from?

anti (Finnish) comes from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

anti (Finnish): offering, issue; the achieved outcome or result

Definitions

  1. offering, issue; the achieved outcome or result

Ancestry of “anti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
2Proto-Finnicantadakto give
3Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

Words derived from “anti”

  • listautumisanti
  • osakeanti
  • henkilöstöanti
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