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Where does “edellytys” come from?

edellytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish edellyttää, from Finnish edeltää, 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.

edellytys (Finnish): prerequisite; requirement

Definitions

  1. prerequisite; requirement

Ancestry of “edellytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedellyttääto require, oblige, call for, make imperative; to...
2FinnishedeltääTo precede, go before, go ahead of, come before,...
3Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
4Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
5Albanian*etës—
6Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “edellytys”

  • prosessinedellytys
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