Where does “asunnonhaltija” come from?

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

asunnonhaltija (Finnish): landlord, householder legal owner of a residence

Definitions

  1. landlord, householder legal owner of a residence

Ancestry of “asunnonhaltija”, step by step

asunnonhaltija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuntohome, apartment, flat, housing unit, dwelling...
2Finnishasuato live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicasudakto live (somewhere), dwell, reside
4Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
5Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

via Finnish haltija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →