Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/osa

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas (part, portion); compare Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa).

Noun edit

*osa[1]

  1. part, share (of a whole)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: osa
  • Finnish: osa
  • Ingrian: osa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oša
    • South Karelian: oža
  • Livonian: vȯzā
  • Livvi: oza
  • Ludian: oza
  • Veps: oza
  • Võro: osa
  • Votic: õsa
  • Proto-Samic: *oasē (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*osa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)