Where does “säätyjako” come from?

säätyjako (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

säätyjako (Finnish): estate system

Definitions

  1. estate system

Ancestry of “säätyjako”, step by step

säätyjako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish sääty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäätyestate; class; rank
2Finnishsäätääto adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;...
3Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize

Words derived from “säätyjako

Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Proto-Finnic -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic jako