Where does “asiattomuus” come from?

asiattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish asiaton, from Finnish asia, from Proto-Finnic acja — matter, case.

asiattomuus (Finnish): inappropriateness

Definitions

  1. inappropriateness

Ancestry of “asiattomuus”, step by step

asiattomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asiaton

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic acja →Every word from Finnish asia →Every word from Finnish asiaton →