Where does “hallintoviranomainen” come from?

hallintoviranomainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hallinto, from Finnish hallita, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

hallintoviranomainen (Finnish): administrative authority, managing authority

Definitions

  1. administrative authority, managing authority

Ancestry of “hallintoviranomainen”, step by step

hallintoviranomainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hallinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallintogovernment, management, administration
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

via Finnish viranomainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviranomainenofficial, public authority; officer or official...
2Finnish-omainen
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak