Where does “oikeudenkäyntivaltakirja” come from?
oikeudenkäyntivaltakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikeudenkäynti, from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
oikeudenkäyntivaltakirja (Finnish): power of attorney (document) that authorizes someone to represent them in court in a court case
Definitions
- power of attorney (document) that authorizes someone to represent them in court in a court case
Ancestry of “oikeudenkäyntivaltakirja”, step by step
oikeudenkäyntivaltakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oikeudenkäynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikeudenkäynti | A trial, process, judicial proceedings pl |
| 2 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 3 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |
via Finnish valtakirja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtakirja | power of attorney, letter of attorney |
| 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 |