Where does “ensikymmen” come from?
ensikymmen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
ensikymmen (Finnish): the first decade of a century
Definitions
- the first decade of a century
Ancestry of “ensikymmen”, step by step
ensikymmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ensi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ensi | next; first; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | enci | first; next |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
via Finnish kymmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kymmen | ten; decade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kümmen | ten; decade, group of ten |
Words derived from “ensikymmen”