Where does “ennakkopäätös” come from?

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

ennakkopäätös (Finnish): precedent decision issued by a court of last instance and used as guidance on the subsequent interpretation of the law

Definitions

  1. precedent decision issued by a court of last instance and used as guidance on the subsequent interpretation of the law

Ancestry of “ennakkopäätös”, step by step

ennakkopäätös 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 päätös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäätösdecision; resolution; ending
2Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci