Where does “ožakaš” come from?

ožakaš (Karelian) comes from Karelian oza, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).

ožakaš (Karelian): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “ožakaš”, step by step

ožakaš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian oza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karelianozalot
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)

via Karelian kaš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliankaš—
Every word from Proto-Uralic onća →Every word from Proto-Finnic osa →Every word from Karelian oza →