Where does “osaamiskeskus” come from?

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

osaamiskeskus (Finnish): A regional operating unit in a Ministry of...

Definitions

  1. A regional operating unit in a Ministry of...

Ancestry of “osaamiskeskus”, step by step

osaamiskeskus 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 keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -minen →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →