Where does “etninen” come from?

etninen (Finnish) comes from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

etninen (Finnish): ethnic

Definitions

ethnic

Ancestry of “etninen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ethnicus	heathen; pagan
2	Ancient Greek	ἐθνικός	national
3	Ancient Greek	ἔθνος	group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
4	Ancient Greek	ἔθω	I am accustomed, I tend to
5	Proto-Indo-European	swe-dʰh₁-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

Words derived from “etninen”

etnisyys
monietninen
etnis-uskonnollinen
etnisesti
monietnisyys

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθω →