Where does “sopuvaali” come from?

sopuvaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaali, from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

sopuvaali (Finnish): uncontested election an election in which there are as many or fewer candidates than will be elected

Definitions

  1. uncontested election an election in which there are as many or fewer candidates than will be elected

Ancestry of “sopuvaali”, step by step

sopuvaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalielection; Third-person singular indicative past...
2Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
3Old Swedishhvalwhale
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Finnish sopu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopuharmony, concord, agreement
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwalazEvery word from Old Norse hvalr
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