Where does “valitsema” come from?

valitsema (Estonian) comes from Estonian vald, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

valitsema (Estonian): to rule, to control

Definitions

  1. to rule, to control

Ancestry of “valitsema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaldparish, municipality
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “valitsema”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →