Where does “uniasu” come from?

uniasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish asu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

uniasu (Finnish): nightclothes, nighwear

Definitions

  1. nightclothes, nighwear

Ancestry of “uniasu”, step by step

uniasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuattire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish asu →