Where does “autius” come from?

autius (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.

autius (Finnish): desolation, desolateness

Definitions

  1. desolation, desolateness

Ancestry of “autius”, step by step

autius 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o- →