Where does “työelämävaliokunta” come from?

työelämävaliokunta (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.

työelämävaliokunta (Finnish): the standing committee (of the Finnish Parliament) for matters related to working life

Definitions

  1. the standing committee (of the Finnish Parliament) for matters related to working life

Ancestry of “työelämävaliokunta”, step by step

työelämävaliokunta 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 työelämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöelämäworking life
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-
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