Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “työväenasunto” come from? työväenasunto (Finnish) comes from Finnish asunto, from Finnish asua, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.
työväenasunto (Finnish): workers' home, workers' housing
Definitions workers' home, workers' housing Ancestry of “työväenasunto”, step by step työväenasunto 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 työväki Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish työväki workforce, workers as a collective; The genitive... 2 Finnish työ work; job; you 3 Proto-Finnic töö Alternative form of *tek; work, labour 4 Proto-Finnic tek you 5 Proto-Uralic te you