Where does “asuntolaina” come from?
asuntolaina (Finnish) comes from Finnish asunto, from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.
asuntolaina (Finnish): mortgage, home loan
Ancestry of “asuntolaina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | asunto | home, apartment, flat, housing unit, dwelling... |
| 2 | Finnish | asua | to live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | asudak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëśew- | to camp, remain |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëśe- | to exist, be located |