Where does “itäosa” come from?

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

itäosa (Finnish): eastern part

Definitions

  1. eastern part

Ancestry of “itäosa”, step by step

itäosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →