Where does “johdanto-osa” come from?

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

johdanto-osa (Finnish): preamble, introductory part

Definitions

  1. preamble, introductory part

Ancestry of “johdanto-osa”, step by step

johdanto-osa 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 johdanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohdantointroduction, preface
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →