Where does “onnenmyyrä” come from?

onnenmyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish myyrä, from Proto-Finnic mükrä — mole.

onnenmyyrä (Finnish): lucky duck, lucky dog, lucky devil, happy camper

Definitions

  1. lucky duck, lucky dog, lucky devil, happy camper

Ancestry of “onnenmyyrä”, step by step

onnenmyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole

via Finnish onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Finnic mükrä →Every word from Finnish myyrä →
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