Where does “hiihto-osuus” come from?

hiihto-osuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish osuus, from Finnish osa, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).

hiihto-osuus (Finnish): cross-country skiing part of Nordic combined

Definitions

  1. cross-country skiing part of Nordic combined

Ancestry of “hiihto-osuus”, step by step

hiihto-osuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosuusshare, part; section of a road or track
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →