Where does “ristiinäänestys” come from?

ristiinäänestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänestys, from Finnish äänestää, from Finnish ääne-, from Proto-Samic eanē — mother.

ristiinäänestys (Finnish): cross voting

Definitions

  1. cross voting

Ancestry of “ristiinäänestys”, step by step

ristiinäänestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äänestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänestysvoting, poll, ballot
2Finnishäänestääto vote; third-person singular present indicative...
3Finnishääne-
4Proto-Samiceanēmother

via Finnish ristiin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishristiinacross; criss, in the expression ristiin rastiin;...
Every word from Proto-Samic eanēEvery word from Finnish ääne-Every word from Finnish äänestää