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Where does “ensin” come from?

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

ensin (Finnish): first; before; First-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. first; before; First-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “ensin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
2Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
4Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
5Proto-Uralic-mte—

Words derived from “ensin”

  • ensinnäkin
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →