Where does “entäs” come from?

entäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish entä, from Middle Low German ende, from Old Saxon endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

entäs (Finnish): what about

Definitions

  1. what about

Ancestry of “entäs”, step by step

entäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish entä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishentäwhat about?; what?
2Middle Low Germanende—
3Old Saxonendiand; end, limit, border
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsthe letter s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →