Where does “ensisijainen” come from?
ensisijainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
ensisijainen (Finnish): primary; preferred
Ancestry of “ensisijainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ensi- | premier, first; inaugural |
| 2 | Finnish | ensi | next; first; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | enci | first; next |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
Words derived from “ensisijainen”