Where does “sadunhohteinen” come from?

sadunhohteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohde, from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

Ancestry of “sadunhohteinen”, step by step

sadunhohteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohdeshine, luster, radiance, glow; glance; used in...
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish Satu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSatufairy tale
2Finnishsatufairy tale; fable; tale
3Finnishsattuato hurt, be sore physically or mentally
4Proto-Finnicsattudakto happen by chance
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →