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Where does “valima” come from?

valima (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

valima (Estonian): to choose, to pick, to select; to vote

Definitions

  1. to choose, to pick, to select; to vote

Ancestry of “valima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “valima”

  • valimine
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