Where does “onnenpyörä” come from?
onnenpyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.
onnenpyörä (Finnish): spinner; wheel of Fortune
Definitions
- spinner; wheel of Fortune
Ancestry of “onnenpyörä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |