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Where does “asettaja” come from?

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

asettaja (Finnish): setter; issuer, drawer

Definitions

  1. setter; issuer, drawer

Ancestry of “asettaja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “asettaja”

  • näytteilleasettaja
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