Where does “ensiesitys” come from?
ensiesitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish esitys, from Finnish esittää, 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.
ensiesitys (Finnish): premiere; debut
Definitions
- premiere; debut
Ancestry of “ensiesitys”, step by step
ensiesitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esitys | presentation; show; proposition, proposal |
| 2 | Finnish | esittää | To express, offer, set/put forth, state; To show;... |
| 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 |