Where does “vaalikirja” come from?

vaalikirja (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.

vaalikirja (Finnish): A book written by a politician and published at appropriate time before an election with the purpose of winning publicity to the candidate

Definitions

  1. A book written by a politician and published at appropriate time before an election with the purpose of winning publicity to the candidate

Ancestry of “vaalikirja”, step by step

vaalikirja 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 kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →