Where does “yleisesikunta” come from?

yleisesikunta (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.

yleisesikunta (Finnish): general staff

Definitions

  1. general staff

Ancestry of “yleisesikunta”, step by step

yleisesikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esikunta

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

via Finnish yleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleinencommon, widespread; mutual; generic, general,...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “yleisesikunta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →