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Where does “-osainen” come from?

-osainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish osa, from Finnish osamäärä, from Finnish määrä, from Old East Slavic мѣра, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

-osainen (Finnish): -part; Having a defined type of lot in life

Definitions

  1. -part; Having a defined type of lot in life

Ancestry of “-osainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2FinnishosamääräA quotient
3Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
4Old East Slavicмѣра—
5Proto-Slavicměrameasure
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “-osainen”

  • asianosainen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →