Where does “enimmäis-” come from?

enimmäis- (Finnish) comes from Finnish enin, from Finnish enä, from Proto-Finnic enä, from Proto-Uralic enä — big.

enimmäis- (Finnish): maximum

Definitions

  1. maximum

Ancestry of “enimmäis-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheninthe most
2Finnishenälarge, abundant, much
3Proto-Finnicenäbig
4Proto-Uralicenäbig
Every word from Proto-Uralic enä →Every word from Proto-Finnic enä →Every word from Finnish enä →