Where does “ken-ni” come from?

ken-ni (Veps) comes from Veps ken, from Proto-Finnic ken, from Proto-Uralic ke — who.

ken-ni (Veps): anyone, someone or other

Definitions

  1. anyone, someone or other

Ancestry of “ken-ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskenwho
2Proto-Finnickenwho
3Proto-Uralickewho
Every word from Proto-Uralic ke →Every word from Proto-Finnic ken →Every word from Veps ken →
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