Where does “retkeilyasu” come from?
retkeilyasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish asu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
retkeilyasu (Finnish): camping outfit
Ancestry of “retkeilyasu”, step by step
retkeilyasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish asu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asu | attire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish retkeily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | retkeily | hiking |
| 2 | Finnish | retkeillä | to hike |
| 3 | Finnish | -illä | Front vowel variant of -illa |