Where does “neljäsosa” come from?

neljäsosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish neljäs, from Proto-Finnic neljänci, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

neljäsosa (Finnish): quarter, fourth, one-fourth fourth part of something

Definitions

  1. quarter, fourth, one-fourth fourth part of something

Ancestry of “neljäsosa”, step by step

neljäsosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neljäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljäsfourth
2Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

Words derived from “neljäsosa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljänci →