Where does “osakeyhtiö” come from?
osakeyhtiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhtiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
osakeyhtiö (Finnish): limited liability company
Definitions
- limited liability company
Ancestry of “osakeyhtiö”, step by step
osakeyhtiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhtiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhtiö | company, corporation |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish osake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osake | share; apartment in a housing cooperative or... |
| 2 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |
Words derived from “osakeyhtiö”