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Where does “edustaminen” come from?

edustaminen (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.

edustaminen (Finnish): representation, representing; Fourth infinitive ...

Definitions

  1. representation, representing; Fourth infinitive ...

Ancestry of “edustaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedustaato represent; Partitive singular form of edusta
2Finnishetuadvantage; benefit, interest
3Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
4Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
5Albanian*etës—
6Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
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