Where does “järjestelmälotto” come from?
järjestelmälotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish lotto, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.
järjestelmälotto (Finnish): system lottery, system lotto mode of lotto game in which the player is allowed to choose more than the standard amount of numbers (e.g. 7/40 instead of 6/40) thus effectively multiplying the number of plays with which the player is participating in the draw
Definitions
- system lottery, system lotto mode of lotto game in which the player is allowed to choose more than the standard amount of numbers (e.g. 7/40 instead of 6/40) thus effectively multiplying the number of plays with which the player is participating in the draw
Ancestry of “järjestelmälotto”, step by step
järjestelmälotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lotto | lotto, type of lottery in which a small number - often six, in Finland currently seven - of numbers are drawn from a larger pool, typically around 40 to 50 |
| 2 | Italian | lotto | lot; plot; lottery |
| 3 | French | Lot | share (of inheritance) |
| 4 | Middle French | lot | — |
| 5 | Old French | loz | — |
| 6 | Frankish | lot | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlutą | lot, share; fate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Finnish järjestelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |