Where does “sähköfortuna” come from?

sähköfortuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish fortuna, from Italian fortuna, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

sähköfortuna (Finnish): pinball

Definitions

  1. pinball

Ancestry of “sähköfortuna”, step by step

sähköfortuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fortuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfortunabagatelle, pin bagatelle
2Italianfortunaluck; fortune
3Latinfortūna
4Latinfōrsluck, chance
5Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértisEvery word from Proto-Italic fortis
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