Where does “vaalihuuma” come from?

vaalihuuma (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.

vaalihuuma (Finnish): enthusiasm or excitement about an (upcoming) election

Definitions

  1. enthusiasm or excitement about an (upcoming) election

Ancestry of “vaalihuuma”, step by step

vaalihuuma 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 huuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuumaecstasy, agony; fever
2Finnishhuumatato stun, daze; to drug, dope, intoxicate, turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →