Where does “jäsenseura” come from?

jäsenseura (Finnish) comes from Finnish seura, from Proto-Finnic sepra — friend; friendship, companionship.

jäsenseura (Finnish): member society

Definitions

  1. member society

Ancestry of “jäsenseura”, step by step

jäsenseura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene—
Every word from Proto-Finnic sepra →Every word from Finnish seura →