Where does “edessäpäin” come from?

edessäpäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish edessä, 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.

edessäpäin (Finnish): ahead in or to the front; in advance; onward

Definitions

  1. ahead in or to the front; in advance; onward

Ancestry of “edessäpäin”, step by step

edessäpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish edessä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedessäin front of
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- →