Where does “hajotusvaalit” come from?

hajotusvaalit (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaali, from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

hajotusvaalit (Finnish): (early) elections caused by the parliament being dissolved

Definitions

  1. (early) elections caused by the parliament being dissolved

Ancestry of “hajotusvaalit”, step by step

hajotusvaalit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalielection; Third-person singular indicative past...
2Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
3Old Swedishhvalwhale
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Finnish hajotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhajotusbreaking, disassembling, disintegration
2Finnishhajottaato scatter, disperse, break up, dissipate, drive...
3Finnishhajotato disperse, scatter, break up, run in all...
4Finnishhaja-scattered, dispersed
5Proto-Germanicsājan-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →