Where does “naapurivaltio” come from?
naapurivaltio (Finnish) comes from Finnish naapuri, from Old Swedish nabor, from Middle Low German nābûr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
naapurivaltio (Finnish): neighbouring state, neighbouring country
Definitions
- neighbouring state, neighbouring country
Ancestry of “naapurivaltio”, step by step
naapurivaltio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish naapuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naapuri | neighbor; In compounds, signifies "neighboring" |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nabor | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | nābûr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Finnish valtio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 2 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |