Where does “etimäin” come from?

etimäin (Ingrian) comes from Romansch -main, from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

etimäin (Ingrian): foremost, to the front

Definitions

foremost, to the front

Ancestry of “etimäin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romansch	-main	Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly,...
2	Latin	mente	ablative singular of mēns
3	Latin	mēns	mind
4	Proto-Italic	mentis	mind, thought
5	Proto-Indo-European	méntis	thought
6	Indo-European	*men-	—

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