Where does “satunnaisluku” come from?
satunnaisluku (Finnish) comes from Finnish luku, from Proto-Finnic luku, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
satunnaisluku (Finnish): random number
Definitions
- random number
Ancestry of “satunnaisluku”, step by step
satunnaisluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luku | number, count, quantity; chapter; reading |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | luku | number, quantity |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish satunnainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | satunnainen | random; coincidental; extraordinary |
| 2 | Finnish | sattua | to hurt, be sore physically or mentally |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sattudak | to happen by chance |