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Where does “osakuntatalo” come from?

osakuntatalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish osakunta, from Finnish osa, from Finnish osamäärä, from Finnish määrä, from Old East Slavic мѣра, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ — to measure.

osakuntatalo (Finnish): A building that houses the offices and meeting...

Definitions

  1. A building that houses the offices and meeting...

Ancestry of “osakuntatalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosakuntafraternity , college; nation, student nation
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3FinnishosamääräA quotient
4Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
5Old East Slavicмѣра—
6Proto-Slavicměrameasure
7Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →