Where does “etuvartioasema” come from?
etuvartioasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish etuvartio, 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.
etuvartioasema (Finnish): outpost military post
Definitions
- outpost military post
Ancestry of “etuvartioasema”, step by step
etuvartioasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etuvartio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etuvartio | advance guard, vanguard |
| 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 asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |