Where does “osuusmaksu” come from?

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

osuusmaksu (Finnish): the membership fee of a cooperative

Definitions

  1. the membership fee of a cooperative

Ancestry of “osuusmaksu”, step by step

osuusmaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosuusshare, part; section of a road or track
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →