Where does “asetusjousi” come from?

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

asetusjousi (Finnish): a bow-shaped string trap

Definitions

  1. a bow-shaped string trap

Ancestry of “asetusjousi”, step by step

asetusjousi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasetusdecree; executive order regulation that is subordinate to legislative statutes, specifies them or lays down how they are actually implemented
2Finnishasettaato put, place, set, position, locate; to set up,...
3Proto-Finnicasettadakto put, to place, to set
4Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asettadak →Every word from Finnish asettaa →