Where does “masuasukki” come from?

masuasukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish asukki, from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

masuasukki (Finnish): a human fetus

Definitions

  1. a human fetus

Ancestry of “masuasukki”, step by step

masuasukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasukkidweller, denizen, inhabitant, often an unwanted...
2Finnishasuato live, reside, dwell; Partitive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicasudakto live (somewhere), dwell, reside
4Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
5Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

via Finnish masu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmasutummy
2Finnishmahabelly
3Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe-Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew-Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak