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Where does “asuntotontti” come from?

asuntotontti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tontti, from Finnish tonttu, from Finnish tonni, from Swedish ton, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus — power.

asuntotontti (Finnish): residential lot

Definitions

  1. residential lot

Ancestry of “asuntotontti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtonttiparcel, plot, property
2FinnishtonttuA miniature mythical humanoid creature believed...
3Finnishtonnimetric ton; grand
4Swedishtontonne; tone; tone, shade
5EnglishtonA unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000...
6FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
7Old Frenchtonyour
8Latintuusyour
9Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
10Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
11Polishtuhere
12Polishbyćto be
13Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
14Old Polishmóc—
15Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
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