Where does “osavuosi” come from?

osavuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

osavuosi (Finnish): partial year chiefly in compounds

Definitions

  1. partial year chiefly in compounds

Ancestry of “osavuosi”, step by step

osavuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote—
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëde →Every word from Proto-Finnic oote →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooci →