Where does “esimerkkirivi” come from?
esimerkkirivi (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.
esimerkkirivi (Finnish): example line, example row
Definitions
- example line, example row
Ancestry of “esimerkkirivi”, step by step
esimerkkirivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esimerkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esimerkki | example |
| 2 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 4 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Finnish rivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rivi | row, line; line; rank |