Where does “oasse” come from?

oasse (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic oasē, from Proto-Finnic osa, from Proto-Uralic onća — part, share (of meat?).

oasse (Lule Sami): part; excerpt; share, portion

Definitions

  1. part; excerpt; share, portion

Ancestry of “oasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicoasēpart
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Uralic onćaEvery word from Proto-Finnic osaEvery word from Proto-Samic oasē