Where does “olla omillaan” come from?

olla omillaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

olla omillaan (Finnish): to break even

Definitions

  1. to break even

Ancestry of “olla omillaan”, step by step

olla omillaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
2Proto-Finnicoldakto be
3Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish omilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishomillaAdessive plural form of oma
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Finnish olla →