Where does “se jokin” come from?

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

se jokin (Finnish): (that) certain something, je ne sais quoi often in the partitive singular intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive

Definitions

  1. (that) certain something, je ne sais quoi often in the partitive singular intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive

Ancestry of “se jokin”, step by step

se jokin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseit; that; he, she
2Proto-Finnicseit
3Proto-Uralicśeit

via Finnish jokin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokinsomething; some, one, a; what have you
2Finnish-kintoo, also; also
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-gik
Every word from Proto-Uralic śeEvery word from Proto-Finnic seEvery word from Finnish se