Where does “alhaisovalta” come from?
alhaisovalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish alhaiso, from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
alhaisovalta (Finnish): ochlocracy; democracy
Ancestry of “alhaisovalta”, step by step
alhaisovalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alhaiso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alhaiso | common people, rabble |
| 2 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 3 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish valta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 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 |