Where does “lippuäänestys” come from?

lippuäänestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänestys, from Finnish äänestää, from Finnish ääne-, from Proto-Samic eanē — mother.

lippuäänestys (Finnish): voting by ballot; a ballot vote

Definitions

  1. voting by ballot; a ballot vote

Ancestry of “lippuäänestys”, step by step

lippuäänestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äänestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänestysvoting, poll, ballot
2Finnishäänestääto vote; third-person singular present indicative...
3Finnishääne-—
4Proto-Samiceanēmother

via Finnish lippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket
Every word from Proto-Samic eanē →Every word from Finnish ääne- →Every word from Finnish äänestää →