Where does “etnisyys” come from?

etnisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish etninen, 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.

etnisyys (Finnish): ethnicity

Definitions

ethnicity

Ancestry of “etnisyys”, step by step

etnisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etninen

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

via Finnish uus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	uus	Alternative form of uusi

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