Where does “päällekkäinasettelu” come from?

päällekkäinasettelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish asettelu, from Finnish asetella, from Finnish asettaa, from Proto-Finnic asettadak, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

päällekkäinasettelu (Finnish): superimposition

Definitions

  1. superimposition

Ancestry of “päällekkäinasettelu”, step by step

päällekkäinasettelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asettelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasettelulayout
2FinnishasetellaTo set
3Finnishasettaato put, place, set, position, locate; to set up,...
4Proto-Finnicasettadakto put, to place, to set
5Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

via Finnish päällekkäin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpäällekkäinOne on the other, one upon the other
2Finnishpäälleallative singular of pää; on; on, on
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe-Every word from Proto-Finnic asettadakEvery word from Finnish asettaa