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Where does “kansanvaltaistaa” come from?

kansanvaltaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kansanvaltainen, from Finnish kansanvalta, from Finnish kansa, from Proto-Finnic kansa, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kansanvaltaistaa (Finnish): to democratize

Definitions

  1. to democratize

Ancestry of “kansanvaltaistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansanvaltainendemocratic
2FinnishkansanvaltaDemocracy
3Finnishkansapeople; nation
4Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
5Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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