Where does “satunnaismuuttuja” come from?
satunnaismuuttuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuttuja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
satunnaismuuttuja (Finnish): A random variable
Definitions
- A random variable
Ancestry of “satunnaismuuttuja”, step by step
satunnaismuuttuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muuttuja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muuttuja | variable; variable star |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
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 |