Where does “oksaisuus” come from?
oksaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish oksainen, from Finnish oksa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa.
oksaisuus (Finnish): branchiness
Ancestry of “oksaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oksainen | branchy; of trees with many branches |
| 2 | Finnish | oksa | branch; bough; knot |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *oksa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | oksa | — |