Where does “pääesiintyjä” come from?
pääesiintyjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish esiintyjä, from Finnish esiintyä, from Finnish esiin, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
pääesiintyjä (Finnish): main performer
Definitions
- main performer
Ancestry of “pääesiintyjä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esiintyjä | performer |
| 2 | Finnish | esiintyä | to appear, put in/make an appearance, show up,... |
| 3 | Finnish | esiin | out (of hiding), in the open, into sight |
| 4 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 6 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |