Where does “eteiskäytävä” come from?
eteiskäytävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish eteinen, from Finnish etehinen, 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.
eteiskäytävä (Finnish): vestibular duct, scala vestibuli
Definitions
- vestibular duct, scala vestibuli
Ancestry of “eteiskäytävä”, step by step
eteiskäytävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eteinen | outer hall, entry, vestibule; hall, corridor,... |
| 2 | Finnish | etehinen | Alternative form of eteinen |
| 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 |
via Finnish käytävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käytävä | A corridor; An aisle; Present passive participle... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |