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Where does “asuntosäästäminen” come from?

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

asuntosäästäminen (Finnish): The act or process of saving for buying a home

Definitions

  1. The act or process of saving for buying a home

Ancestry of “asuntosäästäminen”, step by step

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