Where does “vaalijuliste” come from?

vaalijuliste (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.

vaalijuliste (Finnish): (electoral) campaign poster

Definitions

  1. (electoral) campaign poster

Ancestry of “vaalijuliste”, step by step

vaalijuliste 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 juliste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjulisteposter, placard
2FinnishjulistaaTo proclaim, announce, declare, pronounce;...
3Finnishjulkipublic, known, to the daylight, to the open;...
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwalazEvery word from Old Norse hvalr