Where does “epis” come from?
epis (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäreilu, from Finnish reilu, from Swedish reda, from Old Swedish rēþa, from Old Norse reiða, from Proto-Germanic wraiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
epis (Finnish): unfair, unjust
Definitions
- unfair, unjust
Ancestry of “epis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epäreilu | unfair, unjust |
| 2 | Finnish | reilu | fair, just; generous; sincere, frank, honest |
| 3 | Swedish | reda | ready; order; to have things in order, ready for... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | rēþa | to make ready, to take care of, prepare |
| 5 | Old Norse | reiða | to carry on horseback; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþijaną | to anger; to curl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |