Where does “entisyys” come from?

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

entisyys (Finnish): the past, time immemorial

Definitions

  1. the past, time immemorial

Ancestry of “entisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishentinenformer, erstwhile
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 →