Where does “ministerivaliokunta” come from?

ministerivaliokunta (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.

ministerivaliokunta (Finnish): A committee named from the ministers of a...

Definitions

  1. A committee named from the ministers of a...

Ancestry of “ministerivaliokunta”, step by step

ministerivaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valiokunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaliokuntastanding committee
2FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish ministeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →