Where does “asustama” come from?
asustama (Estonian) comes from Estonian asu-, from Estonian ase, from Proto-Finnic asein, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aśema.
asustama (Estonian): to inhabit; to colonise
Ancestry of “asustama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | asu- | place, location |
| 2 | Estonian | ase | bed |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | asein | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aśema | — |