Where does “esikoispoika” come from?

esikoispoika (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.

esikoispoika (Finnish): firstborn son

Definitions

  1. firstborn son

Ancestry of “esikoispoika”, step by step

esikoispoika 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 poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →