Where does “lounaisosa” come from?

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

lounaisosa (Finnish): southwestern part

Definitions

  1. southwestern part

Ancestry of “lounaisosa”, step by step

lounaisosa 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 lounainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlounainensouthwestern, southwesterly
2Finnishlounassouthwest; lunch
3Proto-Finniclounas—
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →