Where does “paloesimies” come from?

paloesimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish esimies, 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.

paloesimies (Finnish): fire subofficer, fire lieutenant

Definitions

  1. fire subofficer, fire lieutenant

Ancestry of “paloesimies”, step by step

paloesimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esimies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesimiesboss, manager, superior
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 Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →