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Where does “satunnaiskulku” come from?

satunnaiskulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

satunnaiskulku (Finnish): random walk

Definitions

  1. random walk

Ancestry of “satunnaiskulku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk
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