Where does “talousesimies” come from?

talousesimies (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.

talousesimies (Finnish): steward ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions

Definitions

  1. steward ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions

Ancestry of “talousesimies”, step by step

talousesimies 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 talous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalouseconomy; finance; a system that maintains...
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Finnish esi-
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