Where does “ehdonvalta” come from?

ehdonvalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

ehdonvalta (Finnish): one's own discretion

Definitions

  1. one's own discretion

Ancestry of “ehdonvalta”, step by step

ehdonvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish ehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehtocondition, term; reservation; candidacy in an...
2Finnishehtiäto make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time
3Proto-Finnicehtidäkto prepare, to get ready
4Proto-Finno-Permicešte-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →
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