Where does “odotushuone” come from?

odotushuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish odotus, from Finnish odottaa, from Proto-Finno-Permic oća-.

odotushuone (Finnish): waiting room

Definitions

  1. waiting room

Ancestry of “odotushuone”, step by step

odotushuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish odotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishodotuswait, waiting; expectation, anticipation
2Finnishodottaato wait (for), await, expect, anticipate
3Proto-Finno-Permicoća-—

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oća- →Every word from Finnish odottaa →Every word from Finnish odotus →