Where does “kaupunginvaltuusto” come from?
kaupunginvaltuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.
kaupunginvaltuusto (Finnish): city council
Definitions
- city council
Ancestry of “kaupunginvaltuusto”, step by step
kaupunginvaltuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaupunki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaupunki | town; city |
| 2 | Old Gutnish | kaupungr | marketplace |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish valtuusto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtuusto | council; delegation |
| 2 | Finnish | valtuus | authorization, powers; "ylittää valtuutensa": to... |
| 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 |