Where does “ен” come from?

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

ен (Tundra Nenets): string

Definitions

  1. string

Ancestry of “ен”, step by step

ен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samoyedic *jentə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*jentə—
2Proto-Uralicjäntestring

via Tatar ян

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarянside
2Proto-Turkicyānside

Words derived from “ен”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *jentə →