Where does “väkivaltakoneisto” come from?

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

väkivaltakoneisto (Finnish): apparatus of violence, machinery of violence

Definitions

  1. apparatus of violence, machinery of violence

Ancestry of “väkivaltakoneisto”, step by step

väkivaltakoneisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väkivalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväkivaltaViolence
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

via Finnish koneisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoneistomachinery; mechanism; works
2Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
3Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →