Where does “esi” come from?

esi (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

esi (Ingrian): front, facade

Definitions

  1. front, facade

Ancestry of “esi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
2Albanian*etës—
3Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “esi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Albanian *aitatja →