Where does “viidesosa” come from?

viidesosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish viides, from Proto-Finnic viidenci, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viidesosa (Finnish): one fifth

Definitions

  1. one fifth

Ancestry of “viidesosa”, step by step

viidesosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viides

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviidesfifth
2Proto-Finnicviidencififth
3Proto-Finnicviicifive
4Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten

via Finnish osa

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