Where does “äänestys” come from?

äänestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänestää, from Finnish ääne-, from Proto-Samic eanē — mother.

äänestys (Finnish): voting, poll, ballot

Definitions

  1. voting, poll, ballot

Ancestry of “äänestys”, step by step

äänestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äänestää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänestääto vote; third-person singular present indicative...
2Finnishääne-
3Proto-Samiceanēmother

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “äänestys

Every word from Proto-Samic eanēEvery word from Finnish ääne-Every word from Finnish äänestää