Where does “koskiosuus” come from?

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

koskiosuus (Finnish): the proportion of water power obtained from rapids, often within a certain area or holding

Definitions

  1. the proportion of water power obtained from rapids, often within a certain area or holding

Ancestry of “koskiosuus”, step by step

koskiosuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosuusshare, part; section of a road or track
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish Koski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoskiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
2Proto-Finnickoskia continuous series of relatively small...
3Proto-Uralickośke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →
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