Where does “ennakkosävel” come from?

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

ennakkosävel (Finnish): anticipation non-harmonic tone

Definitions

  1. anticipation non-harmonic tone

Ancestry of “ennakkosävel”, step by step

ennakkosävel 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 sävel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci