Where does “maatalousvaliokunta” come from?
maatalousvaliokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valiokunta, from Finnish valio, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
maatalousvaliokunta (Finnish): standing committee on agriculture
Definitions
- standing committee on agriculture
Ancestry of “maatalousvaliokunta”, step by step
maatalousvaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valiokunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valiokunta | standing committee |
| 2 | Finnish | valio | An outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite |
| 3 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |