Where does “oassi” come from?

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

oassi (Northern Sami): part; part, piece

Definitions

  1. part; part, piece

Ancestry of “oassi”, step by step

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