Where does “erikoisetu” come from?

erikoisetu (Finnish) comes 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.

erikoisetu (Finnish): special benefit, special privilege

Definitions

  1. special benefit, special privilege

Ancestry of “erikoisetu”, step by step

erikoisetu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etu

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

via Finnish erikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisherikoinenSpecial, exceptional, out of the ordinary;...
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →