Where does “etupiiriajattelu” come from?

etupiiriajattelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajattelu, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

etupiiriajattelu (Finnish): thinking about the world in terms of spheres of influence; dividing the world into spheres of influence

Definitions

  1. thinking about the world in terms of spheres of influence; dividing the world into spheres of influence

Ancestry of “etupiiriajattelu”, step by step

etupiiriajattelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajattelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajatteluthinking, thought
2Finnishajatellato think (about)
3FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
4Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
5Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
6Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish etupiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetupiirisphere of influence, sphere of interest
2Finnishetuadvantage; benefit, interest
3Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
4Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
5Albanian*etës
6Proto-Albanian*aitatja
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-