Where does “asiantuntijavalta” come from?

asiantuntijavalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish asiantuntija, from Finnish tuntija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

asiantuntijavalta (Finnish): expertocracy rule or government by experts

Definitions

  1. expertocracy rule or government by experts

Ancestry of “asiantuntijavalta”, step by step

asiantuntijavalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asiantuntija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiantuntijaexpert, adept
2FinnishtuntijaA connoisseur
3Finnishjäice
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe—
8Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish valta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →