Where does “satunnaisuus” come from?

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

satunnaisuus (Finnish): randomness; stochasticity

Definitions

  1. randomness; stochasticity

Ancestry of “satunnaisuus”, step by step

satunnaisuus 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic sattudak →Every word from Finnish sattua →Every word from Finnish satunnainen →