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Where does “asunnottomuus” come from?

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

asunnottomuus (Finnish): homelessness

Definitions

  1. homelessness

Ancestry of “asunnottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasunnotonhomeless; a homeless person
2Finnishasuntohome, apartment, flat, housing unit, dwelling...
3Finnishasuato live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form...
4Proto-Finnicasudak—
5Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
6Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located
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