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
Ancestry of “valitsema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | vald | parish, municipality |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |