Where does “lottoaja” come from?
lottoaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish lotota, from Finnish lotto, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą — to cover; to incline.
lottoaja (Finnish): lotto player
Definitions
- lotto player
Ancestry of “lottoaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lotota | to play lotto or lottery; to bet, hazard a guess |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Italian | lotto | lot; plot; lottery |
| 4 | French | Lot | share (of inheritance) |
| 5 | Middle French | lot | — |
| 6 | Old French | loz | — |
| 7 | Frankish | lot | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlutą | lot, share; fate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |