Where does “vaalikuningas” come from?

vaalikuningas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

vaalikuningas (Finnish): elective king king that is elected to his position, normally for the lifetime

Definitions

  1. elective king king that is elected to his position, normally for the lifetime

Ancestry of “vaalikuningas”, step by step

vaalikuningas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningasking
2Proto-Finnickuningasking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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