Where does “ensi-” come from?

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

ensi- (Finnish): premier, first; inaugural

Definitions

  1. premier, first; inaugural

Ancestry of “ensi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
3Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
4Proto-Uralic-mte—

Words derived from “ensi-”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →Every word from Proto-Finnic enci →