Where does “seinempänä” come from?

seinempänä (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinempänä (Finnish): closer to wall

Definitions

  1. closer to wall

Ancestry of “seinempänä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from Proto-Finnic saina →Every word from Finnish seinä →
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