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Where does “esine” come from?

esine (Finnish) comes 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.

esine (Finnish): object, item, thing; artifact

Definitions

  1. object, item, thing; artifact

Ancestry of “esine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
2Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
3Albanian*etës—
4Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “esine”

  • kultaesine
  • esineellinen
  • rautaesine
  • antiikkiesine
  • avaruusesine
  • koriste-esine
  • esineellistää
  • esineoikeus
  • esineistö
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