Where does “osittainen” come from?

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

osittainen (Finnish): partial

Definitions

  1. partial

Ancestry of “osittainen”, step by step

osittainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osittain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosittainpartly
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “osittainen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →