Where does “onnettomuusuutinen” come from?
onnettomuusuutinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish uutinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
onnettomuusuutinen (Finnish): news of an accident
Definitions
- news of an accident
Ancestry of “onnettomuusuutinen”, step by step
onnettomuusuutinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uutinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uutinen | news, news item, item of news; tiding; news;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish onnettomuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | onnettomuus | accident; misfortune; unhappiness, miserableness,... |
| 2 | Finnish | onneton | unhappy; miserable; wretched |
| 3 | Finnish | onni | happiness; luck |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | onni | luck |