Where does “sadunhohtoinen” come from?

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

sadunhohtoinen (Finnish): glamorous, mythical, fairytale

Definitions

  1. glamorous, mythical, fairytale

Ancestry of “sadunhohtoinen”, step by step

sadunhohtoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohtoshining; gleaming; glowing
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 →