Where does “ensisijaistaa” come from?

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

ensisijaistaa (Finnish): to prioritize

Definitions

  1. to prioritize

Ancestry of “ensisijaistaa”, step by step

ensisijaistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ensisijainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishensisijainenprimary; preferred
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte—

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish ensi- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →