Where does “matkaosuus” come from?

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

matkaosuus (Finnish): section of a journey or a trip, journey section

Definitions

  1. section of a journey or a trip, journey section

Ancestry of “matkaosuus”, step by step

matkaosuus 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 matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →
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