Where does “näetsen” come from?

näetsen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näet, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.

näetsen (Finnish): you see, you know

Definitions

  1. you see, you know

Ancestry of “näetsen”, step by step

näetsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäetyou see, you know
2Finnishnähdäto see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook...
3Proto-Finnicnäktäkto see
4Proto-Uralicnäke-to see

via Finnish se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseit; that; he, she
2Proto-Finnicseit
3Proto-Uralicśeit
Every word from Proto-Uralic näke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic näktäk →Every word from Finnish nähdä →