Where does “kevätesikko” come from?

kevätesikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikko, 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.

kevätesikko (Finnish): cowslip

Definitions

  1. cowslip

Ancestry of “kevätesikko”, step by step

kevätesikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesikkoprimrose
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 kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →