Where does “entin” come from?

entin (Votic) comes from Finnish entinen, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

entin (Votic): former, erstwhile

Definitions

  1. former, erstwhile

Ancestry of “entin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishentinenformer, erstwhile
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish ensi- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →