Where does “makuusija” come from?

makuusija (Finnish) comes from Finnish makuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

makuusija (Finnish): bed, berth prepared spot in which to spend the night

Definitions

  1. bed, berth prepared spot in which to spend the night

Ancestry of “makuusija”, step by step

makuusija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakuulying; sleeping
2Finnish-uuForms nouns from verbs
3Finnish-au—
4Finnish-ao—
5Proto-Finnic-ado—
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish sija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsijaplace, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
2Proto-Finnicsijaplace, position
3Proto-Germanicstiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Finnish -uu →