Where does “listavaali” come from?

listavaali (Finnish) comes 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.

listavaali (Finnish): list vote, list system vote

Definitions

  1. list vote, list system vote

Ancestry of “listavaali”, step by step

listavaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaali

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

via Finnish lista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlistalist; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista...
2Swedishlistaa list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...
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