Where does “se” come from?

se (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic se, from Proto-Uralic śe — it.

se (Finnish): it; that; he, she

Definitions

  1. it; that; he, she

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

se traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicseit
2Proto-Uralicśeit

via Finnish tähden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähdenbecause of, for the sake of, for; Genitive...
2Finnish-nsä"suffix used with" hänen " "or" heidän ",...

Words derived from “se”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śe →Every word from Proto-Finnic se →
se — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer