Where does “menestyksellisyys” come from?

menestyksellisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish menestyksellinen, from Finnish menestys, from Finnish menestyä, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka — a place behind.

menestyksellisyys (Finnish): successfulness

Definitions

  1. successfulness

Ancestry of “menestyksellisyys”, step by step

menestyksellisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish menestyksellinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenestyksellinensuccessful
2Finnishmenestyssuccess
3FinnishmenestyäTo succeed, be successful, meet with success; be...
4Finnish-stuaForms translative verbs
5Finnish-staaForms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or...
6Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
7FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
8Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
9Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
10Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka
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