Where does “edestäpäin” come from?

edestäpäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish edestä, 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.

edestäpäin (Finnish): from ahead

Definitions

  1. from ahead

Ancestry of “edestäpäin”, step by step

edestäpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish edestä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedestäfrom in front of, from before; out of the way 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- →
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