Where does “ennen muuta” come from?

ennen muuta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ennen, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

ennen muuta (Finnish): first of all, primarily

Definitions

  1. first of all, primarily

Ancestry of “ennen muuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishennenbefore; before, prior to
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish ensi- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →