Where does “myyntimenestys” come from?

myyntimenestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish menestys, from Finnish menestyä, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka — a place behind.

myyntimenestys (Finnish): sales success

Definitions

  1. sales success

Ancestry of “myyntimenestys”, step by step

myyntimenestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish menestys

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

via Finnish myynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyntisale
2Finnishmyydäto sell
3Proto-Finnic*müüdäk
4Proto-Uralicmixe-give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka