Where does “äänestys” come from?
äänestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänestää, from Finnish ääne-, from Proto-Samic eanē — mother.
äänestys (Finnish): voting, poll, ballot
Ancestry of “äänestys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänestää | to vote; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | ääne- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | eanē | mother |
Words derived from “äänestys”