Where does “osataso” come from?
osataso (Finnish) comes from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
osataso (Finnish): sublevel
Ancestry of “osataso”, step by step
osataso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taso | level; standard; wing |
| 2 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |
via Finnish osa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |