Where does “vuokra-asuminen” come from?

vuokra-asuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish asuminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

vuokra-asuminen (Finnish): living in a rental property; living in a rental home; rental living

Definitions

  1. living in a rental property; living in a rental home; rental living

Ancestry of “vuokra-asuminen”, step by step

vuokra-asuminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asuminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuminenliving, residing; Fourth infinitive of asua in...
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish vuokra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokralease; rent
2Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma