Where does “osuuspääoma” come from?

osuuspääoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääoma, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

osuuspääoma (Finnish): (cooperative) share capital, the share capital of a cooperative

Definitions

  1. (cooperative) share capital, the share capital of a cooperative

Ancestry of “osuuspääoma”, step by step

osuuspääoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish osuus

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