Where does “niin ja näin” come from?
niin ja näin (Finnish) comes from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
niin ja näin (Finnish): so-so, okay, comme ci comme ça
Definitions
- so-so, okay, comme ci comme ça
Ancestry of “niin ja näin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ja | and; AND |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |