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Where does “asukki” come from?

asukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

asukki (Finnish): dweller, denizen, inhabitant, often an unwanted...

Definitions

  1. dweller, denizen, inhabitant, often an unwanted...

Ancestry of “asukki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuato live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form...
2Proto-Finnicasudak—
3Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
4Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located
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