Where does “ensimmäinen” come from?

ensimmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

ensimmäinen (Finnish): first; former

Definitions

  1. first; former

Ancestry of “ensimmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-mainen-like, -shaped, -ish, -ly, -y or -ous
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “ensimmäinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →