Where does “asumiskulu” come from?

asumiskulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish asuminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

asumiskulu (Finnish): accommodation expense

Definitions

  1. accommodation expense

Ancestry of “asumiskulu”, step by step

asumiskulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asuminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuminenliving, residing; Fourth infinitive of asua in...
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish kulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuluexpense, cost, expenditure; worn; Indicative...
2Finnishkuluato wear; to get spent, go; to be/get consumed, to...
3Proto-Finnickuludakto wear out
4Proto-Uralickule-to hear
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma
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