Where does “siirtomaavalta” come from?
siirtomaavalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirtomaa, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
siirtomaavalta (Finnish): a colonial power
Ancestry of “siirtomaavalta”, step by step
siirtomaavalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siirtomaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirtomaa | colony |
| 2 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish valta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |