Where does “numerovalitsin” come from?

numerovalitsin (Finnish) comes from Finnish valitsin, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

numerovalitsin (Finnish): spinner

Definitions

  1. spinner

Ancestry of “numerovalitsin”, step by step

numerovalitsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valitsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalitsindial, selector; switch; selector
2Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
3Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish numero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnumerodigit, number; numeral; number
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →