Where does “esiinpistävä” come from?
esiinpistävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish esiin, 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.
esiinpistävä (Finnish): conspicuous, standing out, outstanding, projecting, salient, obtrusive, exposed
Definitions
- conspicuous, standing out, outstanding, projecting, salient, obtrusive, exposed
Ancestry of “esiinpistävä”, step by step
esiinpistävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esiin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esiin | out (of hiding), in the open, into sight |
| 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 pistävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pistävä | Present active participle of pistää; pungent |