a thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) · a thing, material, or substance; something to eat or drink · a literary or artistic work (a literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
köken: Inherited from Proto-Finnic *asja (“matter, case”), which is of disputed origin: * Possibly from both Proto-Uralic *ate and *-ja, from Proto-Uralic *-ja. * Possibly from Proto-Finnic *astak (“to live”), from Proto-Uralic *ëśe-. * Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *(uz)andiją.