Where does “osamurtoluku” come from?

osamurtoluku (Finnish) comes from Finnish murtoluku, from Finnish luku, from Proto-Finnic luku, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

osamurtoluku (Finnish): one of the fractions of a decomposed fraction

Definitions

  1. one of the fractions of a decomposed fraction

Ancestry of “osamurtoluku”, step by step

osamurtoluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murtoluku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtolukucommon fraction, fraction
2Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
3Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
4Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
5Proto-Uralicluke-to count
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Uralic luke-Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak