Where does “esipuhe” come from?

esipuhe (Finnish) comes from Swedish företal, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

esipuhe (Finnish): preamble

Definitions

preamble

Ancestry of “esipuhe”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	företal	a preface, a foreword
2	Swedish	före	in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...
3	Old Swedish	fȳrir	—
4	Old Norse	fýrir	before, in front of
5	Old Norse	því	dative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
6	Proto-Germanic	*sa	—
7	Proto-Austronesian	*əsa	—
8	Proto-Oceanic	*isa	—

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →