Where does “papinvaali” come from?

papinvaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaali, from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

papinvaali (Finnish): (parish) priest election(s)

Definitions

  1. (parish) priest election(s)

Ancestry of “papinvaali”, step by step

papinvaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalielection; Third-person singular indicative past...
2Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
3Old Swedishhvalwhale
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Finnish pappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpappipriest
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pappi—
3Old East Slavicпопъpriest
4Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father
5Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →