Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “vaalilupaus” come from? vaalilupaus (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.
vaalilupaus (Finnish): election promise, campaign promise
Definitions election promise, campaign promise Ancestry of “vaalilupaus”, step by step vaalilupaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaali Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish vaali election; Third-person singular indicative past... 2 Swedish väl well; accurately, completely, to a significant... 3 Old Swedish hval whale 4 Old Norse hvalr whale 5 Proto-Germanic hwalaz whale, sheatfish 6 Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos large fish; sheatfish
via Finnish lupaus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish lupaus promise, pledge; rising star, emerging or... 2 Ingrian luvata promise 3 Proto-Finno-Ugric *lubat'ak —