Where does “hyväenteinen” come from?

hyväenteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish enne, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

hyväenteinen (Finnish): auspicious, bright, hopeful being or exhibiting a good omen

Definitions

  1. auspicious, bright, hopeful being or exhibiting a good omen

Ancestry of “hyväenteinen”, step by step

hyväenteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish enne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishenneOmen, sign, token, portent, auspice; bode, boding
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci
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