Where does “niin sanottu” come from?

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

niin sanottu (Finnish): so-called

Definitions

  1. so-called

Ancestry of “niin sanottu”, step by step

niin sanottu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniinso, then, in that case; so, to this or that...
2Finnishnethey, those; they; those, the
3Proto-Finnicnekthose medial?
4Proto-Uralicne—

via Finnish sanottu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsanottuPast passive participle of sanoa
2Finnishsanoato say, tell; to call
Every word from Proto-Uralic ne →Every word from Proto-Finnic nek →Every word from Finnish ne →