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

Definitions

  1. past

Ancestry of “menneisyys”, step by step

menneisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mennyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmennytpast, days of yore, bygones, halcyon days; water...
2Finnishmennäto go; to take, pass, spend, go
3Proto-Finnicmendäkto go
4Proto-Uralicmene-to go

via Finnish isyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisyysfatherhood, paternity
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

Words derived from “menneisyys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic mene- →Every word from Proto-Finnic mendäk →Every word from Finnish mennä →