Where does “keramiikkaesine” come from?
keramiikkaesine (Finnish) comes from Finnish esine, 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.
keramiikkaesine (Finnish): ceramic object
Definitions
- ceramic object
Ancestry of “keramiikkaesine”, step by step
keramiikkaesine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esine | object, item, thing; artifact |
| 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 keramiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keramiikka | ceramic; ceramics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |