Where does “edistyä” come from?

edistyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish edistää, 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.

edistyä (Finnish): to advance, proceed, make headway/strides,...

Definitions

  1. to advance, proceed, make headway/strides,...

Ancestry of “edistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedistääto advance, further, forward, help/urge forward,...
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “edistyä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →