Where does “pääesikunta” come from?

pääesikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikunta, 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.

pääesikunta (Finnish): headquarters

Definitions

  1. headquarters

Ancestry of “pääesikunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesikuntamilitary staff; cadre
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →