Where does “keskusvaalilautakunta” come from?

keskusvaalilautakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaalilautakunta, from Finnish vaali, from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

keskusvaalilautakunta (Finnish): central election board

Definitions

  1. central election board

Ancestry of “keskusvaalilautakunta”, step by step

keskusvaalilautakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaalilautakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalilautakuntaelection board, electoral committee committee that oversees an electoral processes
2Finnishvaalielection; Third-person singular indicative past...
3Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
4Old Swedishhvalwhale
5Old Norsehvalrwhale
6Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →