Where does “epäonnistuja” come from?

epäonnistuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish onnistuja, from Finnish onnistua, from Finnish onnistaa, from Finnish onni, from Proto-Finnic onni — luck.

epäonnistuja (Finnish): One who fails; loser

Definitions

  1. One who fails; loser

Ancestry of “epäonnistuja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnistujasucceeder, one who succeeds or is successful
2Finnishonnistuato manage, succeed
3Finnishonnistaato have good luck or fortune; to luck in, luck out
4Finnishonnihappiness; luck
5Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Finnic onni →Every word from Finnish onni →Every word from Finnish onnistaa →