Where does “etuasema” come from?
etuasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish etu, 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.
etuasema (Finnish): advantage, an advantageous position
Definitions
- advantage, an advantageous position
Ancestry of “etuasema”, step by step
etuasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 2 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 4 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Finnish asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |