Where does “eteenpäin” come from?

eteenpäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish eteen, 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.

eteenpäin (Finnish): forward, onward, ahead; forth; along

Definitions

  1. forward, onward, ahead; forth; along

Ancestry of “eteenpäin”, step by step

eteenpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheteenin front of, to the front of; into the way of;...
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 päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “eteenpäin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →