Where does “yhteismajoitus” come from?
yhteismajoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish majoitus, from Finnish majoittaa, from Finnish maja, from Proto-Finnic maja — house.
yhteismajoitus (Finnish): shared dormitory
Ancestry of “yhteismajoitus”, step by step
yhteismajoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish majoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | majoitus | accommodation, lodging; shelter |
| 2 | Finnish | majoittaa | to lodge, put up |
| 3 | Finnish | maja | hut |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | maja | house |
via Finnish yhteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhteinen | shared, joint, common; collaborative,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |