Where does “eduskunta” come from?
eduskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish edustaa, 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.
eduskunta (Finnish): the Finnish Parliament; Any parliament
Definitions
- the Finnish Parliament; Any parliament
Ancestry of “eduskunta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | edustaa | to represent; Partitive singular form of edusta |
| 2 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 3 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 5 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
Words derived from “eduskunta”