Where does “joukkomajoitus” come from?

joukkomajoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish joukko, from Proto-Finnic joukko, from Proto-Germanic jaukiją, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

joukkomajoitus (Finnish): collective housing, mass accommodation

Definitions

  1. collective housing, mass accommodation

Ancestry of “joukkomajoitus”, step by step

joukkomajoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Finnish majoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajoitusaccommodation, lodging; shelter
2Finnishmajoittaato lodge, put up
3Finnishmajahut
4Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukiją →Every word from Proto-Finnic joukko →