Where does “onnenpotku” come from?

onnenpotku (Finnish) comes from Finnish potku, from Finnish potkia, from Votic -ia.

onnenpotku (Finnish): stroke of luck

Definitions

  1. stroke of luck

Ancestry of “onnenpotku”, step by step

onnenpotku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotkukick; a side net steering fish towards a fyke
2Finnishpotkiato kick; Partitive plural form of potka
3Votic-ia—

via Finnish onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Votic -ia →Every word from Finnish potkia →Every word from Finnish potku →