Where does “esimiehyys” come from?

esimiehyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish esimies, 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.

esimiehyys (Finnish): the quality of being a boss, manager or superior

Definitions

  1. the quality of being a boss, manager or superior

Ancestry of “esimiehyys”, step by step

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