Where does “syntymäpäiväongelma” come from?
syntymäpäiväongelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish ongelma, from Finnish -lma, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.
syntymäpäiväongelma (Finnish): birthday problem
Definitions
- birthday problem
Ancestry of “syntymäpäiväongelma”, step by step
syntymäpäiväongelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ongelma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ongelma | problem, trouble; puzzle |
| 2 | Finnish | -lma | Forms nouns, mostly from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |
via Finnish syntymäpäivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syntymäpäivä | birthday; birthdate, date of birth |
| 2 | Ingrian | päivä | A day; An afternoon |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |