Where does “suuriruhtinaskunta” come from?

suuriruhtinaskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish suuriruhtinas, from Finnish ruhtinas, from Proto-Finnic ruhtinas, from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

suuriruhtinaskunta (Finnish): grand duchy

Definitions

  1. grand duchy

Ancestry of “suuriruhtinaskunta”, step by step

suuriruhtinaskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suuriruhtinas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuriruhtinasgrand duke
2Finnishruhtinasprince
3Proto-Finnicruhtinasleader, lord
4Proto-Germanicdruhtinazleader, lord
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz →