Where does “maasu” come from?

maasu (Tausug) comes from Estonian asu-, from Estonian ase, from Proto-Finnic asein, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aśema.

maasu (Tausug): smoky

Definitions

  1. smoky

Ancestry of “maasu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianasu-place, location
2Estonianasebed
3Proto-Finnicasein—
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaśema—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aśema →Every word from Estonian asu- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asein →