Where does “ensisijaisuus” come from?

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

ensisijaisuus (Finnish): primariness; the quality of being primary or preferred

Definitions

  1. primariness; the quality of being primary or preferred

Ancestry of “ensisijaisuus”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish ensi- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →