Where does “itsevaltaisuus” come from?
itsevaltaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsevaltainen, 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.
itsevaltaisuus (Finnish): autocraticness, despoticness, absoluteness of rule
Definitions
- autocraticness, despoticness, absoluteness of rule
Ancestry of “itsevaltaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsevaltainen | autocratic, despotic; absolute; as in absolute... |
| 2 | Finnish | itsevalta | autocracy |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |