Where does “satunnaisvirhe” come from?

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

satunnaisvirhe (Finnish): random error

Definitions

  1. random error

Ancestry of “satunnaisvirhe”, step by step

satunnaisvirhe 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 virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw
Every word from Proto-Finnic sattudak →Every word from Finnish sattua →Every word from Finnish satunnainen →