Where does “asuntosäilö” come from?
asuntosäilö (Finnish) comes from Finnish asunto, from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.
asuntosäilö (Finnish): A storage space for movables in an apartment building
Definitions
- A storage space for movables in an apartment building
Ancestry of “asuntosäilö”, step by step
asuntosäilö 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 säilö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säilö | Place of safekeeping; Prison; Indicative present... |