Where does “todistajanvala” come from?

todistajanvala (Finnish) comes from Finnish todistaja, from Finnish todistaa, from Finnish tosi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.

todistajanvala (Finnish): witness oath, witness affirmation

Definitions

  1. witness oath, witness affirmation

Ancestry of “todistajanvala”, step by step

todistajanvala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish todistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistajawitness
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth

via Finnish vala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaoath; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicvalaoath
3Proto-Uralicwalasong?; word?
Every word from Proto-Finnic toci →Every word from Finnish tosi →Every word from Finnish todistaa →