Where does “esi-isä” come from?

esi-isä (Finnish) comes 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.

esi-isä (Finnish): ancestor, forebear

Definitions

  1. ancestor, forebear

Ancestry of “esi-isä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
2Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
3Albanian*etës—
4Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →
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