Where does “onnellistaa” come from?

onnellistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish onnellinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

onnellistaa (Finnish): to make happy; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. to make happy; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “onnellistaa”, step by step

onnellistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish onnellinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnellinenhappy
2Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “onnellistaa

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen