Where does “osakkuus” come from?

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

osakkuus (Finnish): share ownership; interest, share, stake,...

Definitions

  1. share ownership; interest, share, stake,...

Ancestry of “osakkuus”, step by step

osakkuus 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “osakkuus

Every word from Proto-Uralic onćaEvery word from Proto-Finnic osaEvery word from Finnish osa