Where does “skaalaetu” come from?

skaalaetu (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.

Ancestry of “skaalaetu”, step by step

skaalaetu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetuadvantage; benefit, interest
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 skaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishskaalascale, scope
2Latinscālaladder
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →