Where does “virka-asunto” come from?

virka-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.

virka-asunto (Finnish): official residence

Definitions

  1. official residence

Ancestry of “virka-asunto”, step by step

virka-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 virka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
2Old Norsevirkja—
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →