Where does “käskyvalta” come from?

käskyvalta (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.

käskyvalta (Finnish): command, authority, control

Definitions

  1. command, authority, control

Ancestry of “käskyvalta”, step by step

käskyvalta 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 käsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkäskyAn order, command, commandment, dictation,...
2Finnishkäskeäto order, tell; to command; to request, ask for,...
3Proto-Finnickäskedäkto tell, to command
4Proto-Uralickäske-—

Words derived from “käskyvalta”

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