Where does “osalema” come from?

osalema (Estonian) comes from Estonian osa, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).

osalema (Estonian): to partake, to participate, to take part

Definitions

  1. to partake, to participate, to take part

Ancestry of “osalema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianosapart
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Estonian osa →
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