Where does “osaamisala” come from?

osaamisala (Finnish) comes from Finnish osaaminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

osaamisala (Finnish): area of expertise, area of competence

Definitions

  1. area of expertise, area of competence

Ancestry of “osaamisala”, step by step

osaamisala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osaaminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosaaminenknow-how; Fourth infinitive of osata in...
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma
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