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Where does “niin” come from?

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

niin (Finnish): so, then, in that case; so, to this or that...

Definitions

  1. so, then, in that case; so, to this or that...

Ancestry of “niin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnethey, those; they; those, the
2Proto-Finnicnek—
3Proto-Uralicne—

Words derived from “niin”

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