Where does “esimerkillisyys” come from?

esimerkillisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish esimerkillinen, from Finnish esimerkki, 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.

esimerkillisyys (Finnish): exemplarity

Definitions

  1. exemplarity

Ancestry of “esimerkillisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesimerkillinenexemplary
2Finnishesimerkkiexample
3Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
4Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
5Albanian*etës—
6Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →