Where does “toimivaltainen” come from?

toimivaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish toimivalta, from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...

toimivaltainen (Finnish): competent

Definitions

  1. competent

Ancestry of “toimivaltainen”, step by step

toimivaltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toimivalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoimivaltajurisdiction, competence
2FinnishToimichore, task, job, duty
3Finnishtoimichore, task, job, duty; activities, business,...
4Proto-Finnictoimiwork, task, chore
5Proto-Finnictoodakto bring
6Proto-Uralictoxe-to bring, give
7Hungarian-ikSpecifies "which" one of a specific set of...

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Hungarian -ikEvery word from Proto-Uralic toxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic toodak