Where does “sen sijaan” come from?
sen sijaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish sen, from Finnish se, from Proto-Finnic se, from Proto-Uralic śe — it.
sen sijaan (Finnish): instead
Ancestry of “sen sijaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sen | Genitive singular form of se; it; its |
| 2 | Finnish | se | it; that; he, she |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | se | it |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śe | it |