Where does “lähisuhdeväkivalta” come from?

lähisuhdeväkivalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish väkivalta, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

lähisuhdeväkivalta (Finnish): violence in intimate relationships

Definitions

  1. violence in intimate relationships

Ancestry of “lähisuhdeväkivalta”, step by step

lähisuhdeväkivalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väkivalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväkivaltaViolence
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Finnish lähisuhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähisuhdeclose personal relationship
2Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
3Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →