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