Where does “ohivalinta” come from?

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

ohivalinta (Finnish): direct dialing

Definitions

  1. direct dialing

Ancestry of “ohivalinta”, step by step

ohivalinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalintaselection; choice; volition
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 ohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohipast, beyond; over; by, past
2Proto-Finnicohiside
3Proto-Finno-Permicwoša—

Words derived from “ohivalinta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →