Where does “poikamiesasunto” come from?

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

poikamiesasunto (Finnish): the house or residence one lived in as a bachelor

Definitions

  1. the house or residence one lived in as a bachelor

Ancestry of “poikamiesasunto”, step by step

poikamiesasunto 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 poikamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikamiesbachelor
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →