Where does “osuuskunta” come from?
osuuskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish osuus, from Finnish osa, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).
osuuskunta (Finnish): A cooperative
Ancestry of “osuuskunta”, step by step
osuuskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish osuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 2 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |
via Finnish kunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |
Words derived from “osuuskunta”