Where does “ennakkosuosikki” come from?
ennakkosuosikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ennakko, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
ennakkosuosikki (Finnish): front runner, favorite
Definitions
- front runner, favorite
Ancestry of “ennakkosuosikki”, step by step
ennakkosuosikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ennakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ennakko | in advance; advance, advancement, prepayment;... |
| 2 | Finnish | ensi- | premier, first; inaugural |
| 3 | Finnish | ensi | next; first; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | enci | first; next |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |