Where does “omistusasunto” come from?

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

omistusasunto (Finnish): owner-occupied home, owner-occupied residence, owner-occupied dwelling a home or place to live owned by the person who lives in it, as opposed to e.g. rental apartments

Definitions

  1. owner-occupied home, owner-occupied residence, owner-occupied dwelling a home or place to live owned by the person who lives in it, as opposed to e.g. rental apartments

Ancestry of “omistusasunto”, step by step

omistusasunto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuntohome, apartment, flat, housing unit, dwelling...
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 omistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomistusownership
2FinnishomistaaTo own, have, possess; To dedicate, inscribe; To...
3Finnishomaown; friendly
4Proto-Finnicomaown
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →