Where does “omanvoitonpyynti” come from?

omanvoitonpyynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitto, from Finnish voittaa, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

omanvoitonpyynti (Finnish): acting in self-interest

Definitions

  1. acting in self-interest

Ancestry of “omanvoitonpyynti”, step by step

omanvoitonpyynti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoittovictory, win; profit
2Finnishvoittaato win
3Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
4Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
5Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able

via Finnish pyynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyntihunting; fishing
2Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
3Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
4Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic voittadak →