Where does “työosuuskunta” come from?

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

työosuuskunta (Finnish): worker cooperative

Definitions

  1. worker cooperative

Ancestry of “työosuuskunta”, step by step

työosuuskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osuuskunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishosuuskuntaA cooperative
2Finnishosuusshare, part; section of a road or track
3Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
4Proto-Finnicosapart
5Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →