Where does “vaaliavustaja” come from?

vaaliavustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaali, from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

vaaliavustaja (Finnish): assistant US person assigned to assist disabled persons to cast their vote in an election

Definitions

  1. assistant US person assigned to assist disabled persons to cast their vote in an election

Ancestry of “vaaliavustaja”, step by step

vaaliavustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalielection; Third-person singular indicative past...
2Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
3Old Swedishhvalwhale
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Finnish avustaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavustajaassistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,...
2FinnishavustaaTo assist; To abet
3Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
4Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
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