Where does “esimerkkilause” come from?

esimerkkilause (Finnish) comes 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.

esimerkkilause (Finnish): example sentence

Definitions

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Ancestry of “esimerkkilause”, step by step

esimerkkilause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esimerkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesimerkkiexample
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 lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →