Where does “osatasavalta” come from?

osatasavalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasavalta, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

osatasavalta (Finnish): constituent republic

Definitions

  1. constituent republic

Ancestry of “osatasavalta”, step by step

osatasavalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasavalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasavaltarepublic
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →