Where does “tukiosa” come from?

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

tukiosa (Finnish): In some social security benefits, an amount paid...

Definitions

  1. In some social security benefits, an amount paid...

Ancestry of “tukiosa”, step by step

tukiosa 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 tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →