Where does “erävalvonta” come from?

erävalvonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valvonta, from Finnish valvoa, from Finnish -oa, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

erävalvonta (Finnish): wilderness supervision; in Finland, a part of the government responsible for supervising sustainable use of the nature in outdoor life

Definitions

  1. wilderness supervision; in Finland, a part of the government responsible for supervising sustainable use of the nature in outdoor life

Ancestry of “erävalvonta”, step by step

erävalvonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valvonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalvontamonitoring, surveillance; supervision; control
2Finnishvalvoato stay up, stay awake; to oversee, supervise,...
3Finnish-oaForms frequentative verbs, primarily from nouns...
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →