Where does “sivistysvaliokunta” come from?
sivistysvaliokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valiokunta, from Finnish valio, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
sivistysvaliokunta (Finnish): standing committee (of the Finnish Parliament) on matters related to culture and education
Definitions
- standing committee (of the Finnish Parliament) on matters related to culture and education
Ancestry of “sivistysvaliokunta”, step by step
sivistysvaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valiokunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valiokunta | standing committee |
| 2 | Finnish | valio | An outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite |
| 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 |