Where does “asum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “asum”, step by step

asum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian asuma

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

via Sumerian azu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sumerianazu—

Words derived from “asum”

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