Where does “haamuasiakas” come from?

haamuasiakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish asiakas, from Finnish asia, from Proto-Finnic acja — matter, case.

haamuasiakas (Finnish): no-show

Definitions

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Ancestry of “haamuasiakas”, step by step

haamuasiakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asiakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakascustomer, client; client
2Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
3Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case

via Finnish haamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
2Proto-Finnichaama—
3Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic acja →Every word from Finnish asia →Every word from Finnish asiakas →