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Where does “asumus” come from?

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

asumus (Finnish): dwelling; tabernacle

Definitions

  1. dwelling; tabernacle

Ancestry of “asumus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “asumus”

  • tilapäisasumus
  • asumusero
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →