Where does “harkintavalta” come from?

harkintavalta (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.

harkintavalta (Finnish): discretion power or freedom to make one's own judgements

Definitions

  1. discretion power or freedom to make one's own judgements

Ancestry of “harkintavalta”, step by step

harkintavalta 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 harkinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkintaconsideration, deliberation
2FinnishharkitaTo deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder,...
3Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →