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

Definitions

  1. branchiness

Ancestry of “oksaisuus”, step by step

oksaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oksainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksainenbranchy; of trees with many branches
2Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
4Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa →Every word from Finnish oksa →