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Where does “asamsa” come from?

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

asamsa (Scottish Gaelic): from me

Definitions

  1. from me

Ancestry of “asamsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicasamfrom me
2Middle Irishasum—
3Estonianasumato be located, to situate
4Proto-Finnicasudak—
5Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
6Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located
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