Where does “eduskunta-aloite” come from?
eduskunta-aloite (Finnish) comes from Finnish eduskunta, 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 — to go.
eduskunta-aloite (Finnish): parliamentary bill, parliamentary initiative in the Finnish parliament
Definitions
- parliamentary bill, parliamentary initiative in the Finnish parliament
Ancestry of “eduskunta-aloite”, step by step
eduskunta-aloite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eduskunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eduskunta | the Finnish Parliament; Any parliament |
| 2 | Finnish | edustaa | to represent; Partitive singular form of edusta |
| 3 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 4 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 6 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Finnish aloite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aloite | initiative; Short for edustaja-aloite |
| 2 | Finnish | aloittaa | to start, begin, commence; to go ahead |
| 3 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |