Where does “itsevaltias” come from?
itsevaltias (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtias, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
itsevaltias (Finnish): autocrat
Ancestry of “itsevaltias”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | valtias | ruler, sovereign; lord |
| 2 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |