Where does “esiökuva” come from?
esiökuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish esiö, 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.
esiökuva (Finnish): frontispiece
Definitions
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Ancestry of “esiökuva”, step by step
esiökuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esiö | front matter |
| 2 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 4 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |