Where does “pankkivaltuusmies” come from?
pankkivaltuusmies (Finnish) comes from Finnish pankki, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
pankkivaltuusmies (Finnish): member of the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland
Definitions
- member of the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland
Ancestry of “pankkivaltuusmies”, step by step
pankkivaltuusmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pankki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pankki | bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Finnish valtuusmies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtuusmies | councillor member of a council |
| 2 | Finnish | valtuus | authorization, powers; "ylittää valtuutensa": to... |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |