Where does “asiakaskone” come from?

asiakaskone (Finnish) comes from Finnish asiakas, from Finnish asia, from Proto-Finnic acja — matter, case.

asiakaskone (Finnish): client machine, client computer

Definitions

  1. client machine, client computer

Ancestry of “asiakaskone”, step by step

asiakaskone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asiakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakascustomer, client; client
2Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
3Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Finnic acja →Every word from Finnish asia →Every word from Finnish asiakas →