Where does “osakepääoma” come from?

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

osakepääoma (Finnish): The share capital of a company total outstanding capital

Definitions

  1. The share capital of a company total outstanding capital

Ancestry of “osakepääoma”, step by step

osakepääoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosakeshare; apartment in a housing cooperative or...
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →