Where does “osakuntatalo” come from?
osakuntatalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
osakuntatalo (Finnish): A building that houses the offices and meeting...
Definitions
- A building that houses the offices and meeting...
Ancestry of “osakuntatalo”, step by step
osakuntatalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 2 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish osakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osakunta | nation, student nation organization of students at a university, gathering students who originate from the same region; historical in most countries, but still active in some old universities of Finland and Sweden; somewhat similar to [[fraternity |
| 2 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |