Where does “satunnaisotanta” come from?
satunnaisotanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish otanta, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
satunnaisotanta (Finnish): random sampling
Definitions
- random sampling
Ancestry of “satunnaisotanta”, step by step
satunnaisotanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish otanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otanta | taking a sample, sampling |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
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 |