Where does “etupainoisuus” come from?
etupainoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish etupainoinen, from Finnish etu-, from Finnish etu, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
etupainoisuus (Finnish): the quality or property of being front-heavy or of a horse heavy on the forehand
Definitions
- the quality or property of being front-heavy or of a horse heavy on the forehand
Ancestry of “etupainoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etupainoinen | front-heavy; of a horse heavy on the forehand |
| 2 | Finnish | etu- | front, fore- |
| 3 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 4 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 6 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |