Where does “tasa-arvovaliokunta” come from?

tasa-arvovaliokunta (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.

tasa-arvovaliokunta (Finnish): permanent committee on equality especially of the Finnish parliament

Definitions

  1. permanent committee on equality especially of the Finnish parliament

Ancestry of “tasa-arvovaliokunta”, step by step

tasa-arvovaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valiokunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaliokuntastanding committee
2FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish tasa-arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasa-arvoequality
2FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3FinnishArvi—
4Old NorseArnviðr—
5Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →