Where does “vesiosuuskunta” come from?
vesiosuuskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish osuuskunta, from Finnish osuus, from Finnish osa, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).
vesiosuuskunta (Finnish): water cooperative cooperative for organizing the building and maintenance of water supply and wastewater management infrastructure
Definitions
- water cooperative cooperative for organizing the building and maintenance of water supply and wastewater management infrastructure
Ancestry of “vesiosuuskunta”, step by step
vesiosuuskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish osuuskunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuuskunta | A cooperative |
| 2 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 3 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |