Where does “kolmasosa” come from?

kolmasosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmas, from Proto-Finnic kolmanci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte.

kolmasosa (Finnish): one third

Definitions

  1. one third

Ancestry of “kolmasosa”, step by step

kolmasosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmasthird
2Proto-Finnickolmancithird
3Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolmanci →Every word from Finnish kolmas →
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