Where does “osatotuus” come from?

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

osatotuus (Finnish): Some of the facts; partial truth

Definitions

  1. Some of the facts; partial truth

Ancestry of “osatotuus”, step by step

osatotuus 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 totuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtotuustruth
2Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
3Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →