Where does “tasavaltainen” come from?

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

tasavaltainen (Finnish): republican

Definitions

  1. republican

Ancestry of “tasavaltainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasavaltarepublic
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “tasavaltainen”

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