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
- The act or process of saving for buying a home
Ancestry of “asuntosäästäminen”, step by step
asuntosäästäminen 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 säästäminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säästäminen | saving; Fourth infinitive of säästää |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |