Where does “tasa-arvovaltuutettu” come from?

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

tasa-arvovaltuutettu (Finnish): equality ombudsman

Definitions

  1. equality ombudsman

Ancestry of “tasa-arvovaltuutettu”, step by step

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

via Finnish valtuutettu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltuutetturepresentative; councilmember, councilman,...
2Finnishvaltuuttaato authorize; to empower; to mandate
3Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
4Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

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 waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →