Where does “luontoisetu” come from?
luontoisetu (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.
luontoisetu (Finnish): A benefit in kind
Definitions
- A benefit in kind
Ancestry of “luontoisetu”, step by step
luontoisetu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 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 luontoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luontoinen | Having a specified type of nature (natural environment) usually translated as with... nature, not necessarily as an adjective |
| 2 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 3 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |