Where does “ruumiinosa” come from?

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

ruumiinosa (Finnish): body part

Definitions

  1. body part

Ancestry of “ruumiinosa”, step by step

ruumiinosa 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 ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody
Every word from Proto-Uralic onćaEvery word from Proto-Finnic osaEvery word from Finnish osa