Where does “luola-asunto” come from?
luola-asunto (Finnish) comes from Finnish asunto, from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.
luola-asunto (Finnish): cave house, cave dwelling
Definitions
- cave house, cave dwelling
Ancestry of “luola-asunto”, step by step
luola-asunto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish asunto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asunto | home, apartment, flat, housing unit, dwelling... |
| 2 | Finnish | asua | to live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | asudak | to live (somewhere), dwell, reside |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëśew- | to camp, remain |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëśe- | to exist, be located |
via Finnish luola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luola | cave; cavern; grotto |