Where does “asiakastuki” come from?

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

asiakastuki (Finnish): customer support

Definitions

  1. customer support

Ancestry of “asiakastuki”, step by step

asiakastuki 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 tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Finnic acja →Every word from Finnish asia →Every word from Finnish asiakas →