Where does “asetelma” come from?

asetelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish asetella, from Finnish asettaa, from Proto-Finnic asettadak, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

asetelma (Finnish): A still life, as a motif of a painting; An...

Definitions

  1. A still life, as a motif of a painting; An...

Ancestry of “asetelma”, step by step

asetelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asetella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishasetellaTo set
2Finnishasettaato put, place, set, position, locate; to set up,...
3Proto-Finnicasettadakto put, to place, to set
4Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä

Words derived from “asetelma

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe-Every word from Proto-Finnic asettadakEvery word from Finnish asettaa
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