Where does “edustuskunto” come from?
edustuskunto (Finnish) comes from Finnish edustus, 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.
edustuskunto (Finnish): presentable shape, presentable condition
Definitions
- presentable shape, presentable condition
Ancestry of “edustuskunto”, step by step
edustuskunto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish edustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | edustus | representation |
| 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 |