Where does “ennakkoehkäisy” come from?

ennakkoehkäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish ennakko, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

ennakkoehkäisy (Finnish): prevention in advance

Definitions

  1. prevention in advance

Ancestry of “ennakkoehkäisy”, step by step

ennakkoehkäisy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ennakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishennakkoin advance; advance, advancement, prepayment;...
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte

via Finnish ehkäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäisyprevention; contraception; When used as modifier...
2FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
3Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
4Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci