Where does “päätösvalta” come from?
päätösvalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätös, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päätösvalta (Finnish): decision making power
Ancestry of “päätösvalta”, step by step
päätösvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päätös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päätös | decision; resolution; ending |
| 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 |
Words derived from “päätösvalta”