Where does “reaaliosa” come from?

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

reaaliosa (Finnish): real part

Definitions

  1. real part

Ancestry of “reaaliosa”, step by step

reaaliosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osa

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

via Finnish reaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishreaaliShort for reaalikoe
Every word from Proto-Uralic onćaEvery word from Proto-Finnic osaEvery word from Finnish osa