Where does “jako” come from?

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

jako (Finnish): division, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...

Definitions

  1. division, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...

Ancestry of “jako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
2Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
3Proto-Uralic-w

Words derived from “jako

Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Proto-Finnic -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic jako