Where does “ken-se” come from?
ken-se (Veps) comes from Veps ken, from Proto-Finnic ken, from Proto-Uralic ke — who.
ken-se (Veps): someone, somebody
Ancestry of “ken-se”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Veps | ken | who |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ken | who |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ke | who |