Where does “ен” come from?
ен (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *jentə, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.
ен (Tundra Nenets): string
Ancestry of “ен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samoyedic | *jentə | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | jänte | string |