Where does “etutasapaino” come from?

etutasapaino (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.

etutasapaino (Finnish): front balance

Definitions

  1. front balance

Ancestry of “etutasapaino”, step by step

etutasapaino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetuadvantage; benefit, interest
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish tasapaino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtasapainoAn equilibrium, balance or stability; An...
2Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →