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Where does “ne” come from?

ne (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic nek, from Proto-Uralic ne.

ne (Finnish): they, those; they; those, the

Definitions

  1. they, those; they; those, the

Ancestry of “ne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnek—
2Proto-Uralicne—

Words derived from “ne”

  • niin sanottu
  • niin myös
  • niin kutsuttu
  • niinpä
  • niin
  • niin ja näin
  • niin kauan kuin
Every word from Proto-Uralic ne →