Where does “eteenpäinmeno” come from?
eteenpäinmeno (Finnish) comes from Finnish eteenpäin, 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.
eteenpäinmeno (Finnish): forward movement, moving forward, progress, advancement
Definitions
- forward movement, moving forward, progress, advancement
Ancestry of “eteenpäinmeno”, step by step
eteenpäinmeno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eteenpäin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eteenpäin | forward, onward, ahead; forth; along |
| 2 | Finnish | eteen | in front of, to the front of; into the way of;... |
| 3 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 5 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |