Where does “etevyys” come from?

etevyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish etevä, 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.

etevyys (Finnish): competence, skillfulness, ability, brilliance, excellence, prominence

Definitions

  1. competence, skillfulness, ability, brilliance, excellence, prominence

Ancestry of “etevyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheteväcompetent, able, talented, brilliant; eminent,...
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →