Where does “esineistö” come from?
esineistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish esine, 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.
esineistö (Finnish): The artefacts of a certain place or area...
Definitions
- The artefacts of a certain place or area...
Ancestry of “esineistö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | esine | object, item, thing; artifact |
| 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 |