Where does “osinkokone” come from?

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

osinkokone (Finnish): a company paying out large dividends

Definitions

  1. a company paying out large dividends

Ancestry of “osinkokone”, step by step

osinkokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosinkodividend pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →