Where does “ennustajaeukko” come from?

ennustajaeukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish ennustaja, from Finnish ennustaa, from Finnish ennus, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

ennustajaeukko (Finnish): female fortune teller, especially one that is old

Definitions

  1. female fortune teller, especially one that is old

Ancestry of “ennustajaeukko”, step by step

ennustajaeukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ennustaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishennustajafortuneteller, soothsayer
2FinnishennustaaTo predict, prophesy, foretell, foresee, divine,...
3FinnishennusSynonym of ennustus
4Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
5Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
6Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
7Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
8Proto-Uralic-mte

via Finnish eukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheukkoan old woman; one's wife
2Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci
ennustajaeukko — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer