Where does “ensikirja” come from?

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

ensikirja (Finnish): first book; a book for a child that is just learning to read

Definitions

  1. first book; a book for a child that is just learning to read

Ancestry of “ensikirja”, step by step

ensikirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ensi

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

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →Every word from Proto-Finnic enci →