Where does “osakokonaisuus” come from?

osakokonaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokonaisuus, from Finnish kokonainen, from Finnish nainen, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

osakokonaisuus (Finnish): subsystem, subassembly

Definitions

  1. subsystem, subassembly

Ancestry of “osakokonaisuus”, step by step

osakokonaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokonaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokonaisuusa whole, an entirety, a body, a totality; big picture, gestalt; of parts a combination, an amalgamation, an ensemble, an aggregate
2Finnishkokonainenwhole, full, complete; entire
3Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
4Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Finnish nainen →Every word from Finnish kokonainen →