Where does “ilmaisetu” come from?

ilmaisetu (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.

ilmaisetu (Finnish): premium something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else

Definitions

  1. premium something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else

Ancestry of “ilmaisetu”, step by step

ilmaisetu 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 ilmainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmainenfree of charge, free, gratis
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →