Where does “alasvetovalikko” come from?

alasvetovalikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish alasveto, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

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Ancestry of “alasvetovalikko”, step by step

alasvetovalikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alasveto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalasvetopull-down
2Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
3LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
4Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
5Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via Finnish välikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälikköpassage
2Finnish-ikkoForms nouns for groups of a particular number,...
3Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
4Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →