Where does “alajaosto” come from?

alajaosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish jaosto, from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

alajaosto (Finnish): subdivision of an organization, institution, etc

Definitions

  1. subdivision of an organization, institution, etc

Ancestry of “alajaosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjaostodivision
2Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
3Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →
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