Where does “juuriosa” come from?

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

juuriosa (Finnish): the root part of something, e.g. a plant, turnip or tooth

Definitions

  1. the root part of something, e.g. a plant, turnip or tooth

Ancestry of “juuriosa”, step by step

juuriosa 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 juuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuuriroot; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a...
2Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
3Proto-Finno-Permicjure—
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →