Where does “osasyy” come from?

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

osasyy (Finnish): contributing factor, contributory cause

Definitions

  1. contributing factor, contributory cause

Ancestry of “osasyy”, step by step

osasyy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →