Where does “valtaosa” come from?

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

valtaosa (Finnish): Major part, majority, bulk

Definitions

  1. Major part, majority, bulk

Ancestry of “valtaosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Finnish osa →