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Where does “eteen” come from?

eteen (Finnish) comes 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.

eteen (Finnish): in front of, to the front of; into the way of;...

Definitions

  1. in front of, to the front of; into the way of;...

Ancestry of “eteen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eteen”

  • eteenpäinen
  • eteenpäin
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