Where does “runovalikoima” come from?
runovalikoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish valikoima, from Finnish valikoida, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
runovalikoima (Finnish): selection of poems
Definitions
- selection of poems
Ancestry of “runovalikoima”, step by step
runovalikoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valikoima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valikoima | assortment, selection |
| 2 | Finnish | valikoida | to select |
| 3 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |