Where does “енэж” come from?

енэж (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Tundra Nenets ен, from Proto-Samoyedic *jentə, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

енэж (Komi-Zyrian): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “енэж”, step by step

енэж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tundra Nenets ен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tundra Nenetsенstring
2Proto-Samoyedic*jentə—
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring

via Komi-Zyrian эж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianэжsurface
2Proto-Balticež—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *jentə →Every word from Tundra Nenets ен →