Where does “jako-osuus” come from?
jako-osuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
jako-osuus (Finnish): allotment, share
Ancestry of “jako-osuus”, step by step
jako-osuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jako | division, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jako | share, part |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish osuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 2 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |