Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “edelläkäyvä” come from? edelläkäyvä (Finnish) comes from Finnish edellä, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
edelläkäyvä (Finnish): preliminary, prevenient, previous
Definitions preliminary, prevenient, previous Ancestry of “edelläkäyvä”, step by step edelläkäyvä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish edellä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish edellä above, before; first, in front; before, ahead of,... 2 Finnish esi- pre-, fore- 3 Proto-Finnic eci before; in front 4 Albanian *etës — 5 Proto-Albanian *aitatja — 6 Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti to go, to be going 7 Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- to go
via Finnish käyvä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish käyvä Present active participle of käydä 2 Finnish -sti Forms adverbs describing how many times something... 3 Proto-Finnic -stik Forms adverbs of manner from adjectives