Where does “satunnaisesti” come from?

satunnaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish satunnainen, from Finnish sattua, from Proto-Finnic sattudak — to happen by chance.

satunnaisesti (Finnish): randomly

Definitions

  1. randomly

Ancestry of “satunnaisesti”, step by step

satunnaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish satunnainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsatunnainenrandom; coincidental; extraordinary
2Finnishsattuato hurt, be sore physically or mentally
3Proto-Finnicsattudakto happen by chance

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Finnic sattudakEvery word from Finnish sattuaEvery word from Finnish satunnainen