Where does “onnentoivotus” come from?

onnentoivotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish toivotus, from Finnish toivottaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

onnentoivotus (Finnish): congratulation

Definitions

  1. congratulation

Ancestry of “onnentoivotus”, step by step

onnentoivotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toivotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoivotuswish, wishing
2FinnishtoivottaaTo wish; To bid
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →