Where does “esittäytyä” come from?

esittäytyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish esittää, 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.

esittäytyä (Finnish): To introduce oneself, present oneself

Definitions

  1. To introduce oneself, present oneself

Ancestry of “esittäytyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishesittääTo express, offer, set/put forth, state; To show;...
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- →