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Where does “onnistua” come from?

onnistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish onnistaa, from Finnish onni, from Proto-Finnic onni — luck.

onnistua (Finnish): to manage, succeed

Definitions

  1. to manage, succeed

Ancestry of “onnistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnistaa—
2Finnishonnihappiness; luck
3Proto-Finniconniluck

Words derived from “onnistua”

  • onnistumisprosentti
  • onnistuneesti
  • onnistuneisuus
  • onnistunut
  • onnistuminen
  • epäonnistua
Every word from Proto-Finnic onni →