Where does “ei-” come from?
ei- (Finnish) comes from Finnish ei, from Proto-Finnic e-, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
ei- (Finnish): non-
Ancestry of “ei-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ei | no; The third-person singular form of the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | e- | The negative verb |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |