Where does “säkä” come from?

säkä (Finnish) comes from Russian сча́стье, from Old East Slavic съчастиѥ, from Proto-Slavic sъčęstьje, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

säkä (Finnish): The withers; luck

Definitions

  1. The withers; luck

Ancestry of “säkä”, step by step

säkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сча́стье

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсча́стьеhappiness, good luck
2Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ—
3Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
4Proto-Slavicsъ-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Persian ساکا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianساکاScythian, a person of Scythia; Sistani, a person...
2Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

Words derived from “säkä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →