Where does “etureunasolakko” come from?
etureunasolakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish etureuna, 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.
etureunasolakko (Finnish): leading-edge slat
Definitions
- leading-edge slat
Ancestry of “etureunasolakko”, step by step
etureunasolakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etureuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etureuna | A leading edge; A front edge |
| 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 |
via Finnish solakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | solakko | slat |
| 2 | Finnish | sola | pass, mountain pass; alley or lane, gap |
| 3 | Swedish | svala | swallow |
| 4 | Old Norse | svala | a swallow; to chill, cool; strong feminine... |
| 5 | Old Norse | svalr | cool, cold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swalaz | cold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swelaną | to burn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |