Where does “sarkajako” come from?

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

sarkajako (Finnish): open-field system agricultural system in which large fields are divided into narrow strips for each homestead/resident

Definitions

  1. open-field system agricultural system in which large fields are divided into narrow strips for each homestead/resident

Ancestry of “sarkajako”, step by step

sarkajako 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 sarka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarkapatch, strip; frieze; field, area, branch
2Proto-Finnicsarkapatch (of land)
3Proto-Uralicsarkabranch?
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →
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