Where does “asunto-osuuskunta” come from?
asunto-osuuskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish asunto, from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.
asunto-osuuskunta (Finnish): housing cooperative
Definitions
- housing cooperative
Ancestry of “asunto-osuuskunta”, step by step
asunto-osuuskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish asunto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asunto | home, apartment, flat, housing unit, dwelling... |
| 2 | Finnish | asua | to live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | asudak | to live (somewhere), dwell, reside |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëśew- | to camp, remain |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëśe- | to exist, be located |
via Finnish osuuskunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuuskunta | A cooperative |
| 2 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 3 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |