Where does “kaivosesimies” come from?

kaivosesimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish esimies, 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.

kaivosesimies (Finnish): mine foreman

Definitions

  1. mine foreman

Ancestry of “kaivosesimies”, step by step

kaivosesimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esimies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesimiesboss, manager, superior
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 kaivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivosmine
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →