Where does “osajako” come from?

osajako (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

osajako (Finnish): casting selection of performers

Definitions

  1. casting selection of performers

Ancestry of “osajako”, step by step

osajako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →