Where does “esikuvallisuus” come from?
esikuvallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikuvallinen, from Finnish esikuva, from Swedish förebild, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa.
esikuvallisuus (Finnish): exemplarity
Definitions
- exemplarity
Ancestry of “esikuvallisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esikuvallinen | exemplary |
| 2 | Finnish | esikuva | example, paragon, role model, guiding light |
| 3 | Swedish | förebild | model |
| 4 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 7 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 10 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |