Where does “edeltäpäin” come from?

edeltäpäin (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.

edeltäpäin (Finnish): from ahead

Definitions

  1. from ahead

Ancestry of “edeltäpäin”, step by step

edeltäpäin 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 päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →