Where does “satumaa” come from?
satumaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Satu, from Finnish satu, from Finnish sattua, from Proto-Finnic sattudak — to happen by chance.
satumaa (Finnish): fairyland
Ancestry of “satumaa”, step by step
satumaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Satu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Satu | fairy tale |
| 2 | Finnish | satu | fairy tale; fable; tale |
| 3 | Finnish | sattua | to hurt, be sore physically or mentally |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sattudak | to happen by chance |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |