Where does “sortovalta” come from?

sortovalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

sortovalta (Finnish): reign of terror, oppressive regime

Definitions

  1. reign of terror, oppressive regime

Ancestry of “sortovalta”, step by step

sortovalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Finnish sorto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsortooppression, persecution, repression; leeway
2Finnishsortaato trample; to oppress, persecute, tyrannize,...
3Proto-Finnicsortadakto tip over, make fall over or down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →
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