Where does “esikoisoikeus” come from?

esikoisoikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikoinen, 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.

esikoisoikeus (Finnish): primogeniture

Definitions

  1. primogeniture

Ancestry of “esikoisoikeus”, step by step

esikoisoikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesikoinenfirstborn
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 oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →