Where does “esikoistytär” come from?

esikoistytär (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.

esikoistytär (Finnish): firstborn daughter

Definitions

  1. firstborn daughter

Ancestry of “esikoistytär”, step by step

esikoistytär 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 tytär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtytärdaughter
2Proto-Finnictüt'ärdaughter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicduktḗdaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →