Where does “asam” come from?

asam (Irish) comes from Middle Irish asum, from Estonian asuma, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

asam (Irish): first-person singular of as

Definitions

  1. first-person singular of as

Ancestry of “asam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishasum—
2Estonianasumato be located, to situate
3Proto-Finnicasudakto live (somewhere), dwell, reside
4Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
5Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

Words derived from “asam”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →