Where does “autiotalo” come from?

autiotalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish autio, from Proto-Germanic auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

autiotalo (Finnish): ghost house, abandoned house, deserted house

Definitions

  1. ghost house, abandoned house, deserted house

Ancestry of “autiotalo”, step by step

autiotalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish autio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishautiodesolate, uninhabited
2Proto-Germanicauþijazvoid, empty, barren, deserted, waste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewt(i)o-forlorn, deserted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o- →