Where does “edesvastuu” come from?

edesvastuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish edes, 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.

edesvastuu (Finnish): legal liability, responsibility

Definitions

  1. legal liability, responsibility

Ancestry of “edesvastuu”, step by step

edesvastuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish edes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedeseven; at least; anyway
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 vastuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastuuresponsibility, charge; "see also:" in charge;...
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply

Words derived from “edesvastuu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Finnish esi-