Where does “osavastuu” come from?
osavastuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish osa, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).
osavastuu (Finnish): a share of the responsibility
Definitions
- a share of the responsibility
Ancestry of “osavastuu”, step by step
osavastuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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?) |
via Finnish vastuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastuu | responsibility, charge; "see also:" in charge;... |
| 2 | Finnish | vastata | to answer, to reply; to respond |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vastat'ak | to answer, to reply |