Where does “elämänvalinta” come from?

elämänvalinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valinta, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

elämänvalinta (Finnish): life choice

Definitions

  1. life choice

Ancestry of “elämänvalinta”, step by step

elämänvalinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalintaselection; choice; volition
2Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
3Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →