Where does “näin” come from?

näin (Finnish) comes from Finnish nämä, from Proto-Finnic nämä, from Proto-Uralic nä.

näin (Finnish): in this way, like this, so, thus

Definitions

  1. in this way, like this, so, thus

Ancestry of “näin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnämäthese
2Proto-Finnicnämäthese proximal
3Proto-Uralicnä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic nä →Every word from Proto-Finnic nämä →Every word from Finnish nämä →