Where does “etuus” come from?
etuus (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.
etuus (Finnish): benefit, entitlement
Definitions
- benefit, entitlement
Ancestry of “etuus”, step by step
etuus 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 uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |