Where does “rankaisuvalta” come from?

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

rankaisuvalta (Finnish): power of sanction, power to impose sanctions, power to impose punishments

Definitions

  1. power of sanction, power to impose sanctions, power to impose punishments

Ancestry of “rankaisuvalta”, step by step

rankaisuvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valta

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

via Finnish rankaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrankaisupunishment
2FinnishrangaistaTo punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a...
3Finnishrankapole; stalk; spine
4Proto-Finnicranka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →