Where does “etuvarustus” come from?

etuvarustus (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

etuvarustus (Finnish): the outworks protecting the fortress from the front, e.g. the gate of the fortress

Definitions

  1. the outworks protecting the fortress from the front, e.g. the gate of the fortress

Ancestry of “etuvarustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetu-front, fore-
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 h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Finnish esi-
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