Where does “salkkujako” come from?

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

salkkujako (Finnish): distribution of ministerial posts, assignment of ministerial portfolios, assignment of ministerial posts

Definitions

  1. distribution of ministerial posts, assignment of ministerial portfolios, assignment of ministerial posts

Ancestry of “salkkujako”, step by step

salkkujako 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 salkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalkkubriefcase, portfolio; Short for arvopaperisalkku;...
2Proto-Finnicsalkku—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →