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Where does “eskari” come from?

eskari (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikoulu, 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.

eskari (Finnish): preschool

Definitions

  1. preschool

Ancestry of “eskari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesikoulupreschool, nursery school
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “eskari”

  • eskarilainen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →