Where does “päätäntävalta” come from?
päätäntävalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätäntä, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päätäntävalta (Finnish): power to decide, decision-making power
Definitions
- power to decide, decision-making power
Ancestry of “päätäntävalta”, step by step
päätäntävalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päätäntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päätäntä | decision; conclusion |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish valta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |