Where does “itsevaltainen” come from?

itsevaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsevalta, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

itsevaltainen (Finnish): autocratic, despotic; absolute; as in absolute...

Definitions

  1. autocratic, despotic; absolute; as in absolute...

Ancestry of “itsevaltainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitsevaltaautocracy
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “itsevaltainen”

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