Where does “ennakkotieto” come from?

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

ennakkotieto (Finnish): foreknowledge

Definitions

  1. foreknowledge

Ancestry of “ennakkotieto”, step by step

ennakkotieto 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 tieto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci