Where does “esikouluikäinen” come from?

esikouluikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikoulu, 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.

esikouluikäinen (Finnish): preschool-age

Definitions

  1. preschool-age

Ancestry of “esikouluikäinen”, step by step

esikouluikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esikoulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesikoulupreschool, nursery school
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 ikäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäinen.. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →