Where does “osakaskunta” come from?

osakaskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish osakas, from Finnish osa, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).

osakaskunta (Finnish): all shareholders of a company collectively

Definitions

  1. all shareholders of a company collectively

Ancestry of “osakaskunta”, step by step

osakaskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosakasstakeholder
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →