Where does “varusesine” come from?

varusesine (Finnish) comes from Finnish esine, 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.

varusesine (Finnish): a piece of military equipment given to soldiers

Definitions

  1. a piece of military equipment given to soldiers

Ancestry of “varusesine”, step by step

varusesine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesineobject, item, thing; artifact
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 varus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarusequipment, armament, accessory; armed
2Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
3Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →