Where does “lähimenneisyys” come from?
lähimenneisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish menneisyys, from Finnish mennyt, from Finnish mennä, from Proto-Finnic mendäk, from Proto-Uralic mene- — to go.
lähimenneisyys (Finnish): recent past
Definitions
- recent past
Ancestry of “lähimenneisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | menneisyys | past |
| 2 | Finnish | mennyt | past, days of yore, bygones, halcyon days; water... |
| 3 | Finnish | mennä | to go; to take, pass, spend, go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | mendäk | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | mene- | to go |