Where does “hirmuvalta” come from?

hirmuvalta (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.

hirmuvalta (Finnish): reign of terror, tyranny

Definitions

  1. reign of terror, tyranny

Ancestry of “hirmuvalta”, step by step

hirmuvalta 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 hirmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirmumonster; fright; very, really, extremely; usually...
2Proto-Finnichirmufright, terror, fear

Words derived from “hirmuvalta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →