Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “asuntoetu” come from? asuntoetu (Finnish) comes from Finnish etu, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
asuntoetu (Finnish): employee('s) housing benefit, (employer-provided) accommodation allowance
Definitions employee('s) housing benefit, (employer-provided) accommodation allowance Ancestry of “asuntoetu”, step by step asuntoetu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish etu advantage; benefit, interest 2 Finnish esi- pre-, fore- 3 Proto-Finnic eci before; in front 4 Albanian *etës — 5 Proto-Albanian *aitatja — 6 Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti to go, to be going 7 Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- to go
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