Where does “opiskelija-asunto” come from?
opiskelija-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.
opiskelija-asunto (Finnish): student apartment
Definitions
- student apartment
Ancestry of “opiskelija-asunto”, step by step
opiskelija-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 opiskelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opiskelija | student |
| 2 | Finnish | opiskella | To study something |
| 3 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |