Where does “edeltäkäsin” come from?

edeltäkäsin (Finnish) comes from Finnish edeltä, 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.

edeltäkäsin (Finnish): beforehand

Definitions

  1. beforehand

Ancestry of “edeltäkäsin”, step by step

edeltäkäsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish edeltä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedeltäin advance, beforehand; from before, from ahead...
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish käsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsihand; arm
2Finnishkahdeksaneight
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →