Where does “esinepysyvyys” come from?

esinepysyvyys (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.

esinepysyvyys (Finnish): object permanence understanding that an object still exists when it disappears from sight

Definitions

  1. object permanence understanding that an object still exists when it disappears from sight

Ancestry of “esinepysyvyys”, step by step

esinepysyvyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesineobject, item, thing; artifact
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 pysyvyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpysyvyyspermanence
2Finnishpysyväpermanent; Present active participle of pysyä
3Finnishpysyäto stay, remain
4Proto-Finnicpüsüdäkto stay, to remain
5Proto-Finno-Permicpise-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →