Where does “työmaa-asunto” come from?

työmaa-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.

työmaa-asunto (Finnish): a (temporary) house for workers at a worksite or construction site

Definitions

  1. a (temporary) house for workers at a worksite or construction site

Ancestry of “työmaa-asunto”, step by step

työmaa-asunto 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 työmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömaaworksite
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →
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