Where does “edunjättäjä” come from?

edunjättäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish etu, 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.

edunjättäjä (Finnish): The deceased spouse of a widow or widower, or the deceased parent of a child, for whom the latter receives benefits (by means of insurance, etc.)

Definitions

  1. The deceased spouse of a widow or widower, or the deceased parent of a child, for whom the latter receives benefits (by means of insurance, etc.)

Ancestry of “edunjättäjä”, step by step

edunjättäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetuadvantage; benefit, interest
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 jättäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjättäjäone who leaves (something) behind
2Finnishjättääto leave; to take, drop off, deliver; to submit
3Proto-Finnicjättädäkto leave
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Finnish esi-