Where does “vaalimökki” come from?
vaalimökki (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.
vaalimökki (Finnish): (electoral) campaign booth a small, usually wooden hut used as booth from which electoral information is distributed to the passers-by, often electrically heated and with a few chairs and table inside to facilitate discussions with voters and serve them beverages
Definitions
- (electoral) campaign booth a small, usually wooden hut used as booth from which electoral information is distributed to the passers-by, often electrically heated and with a few chairs and table inside to facilitate discussions with voters and serve them beverages
Ancestry of “vaalimökki”, step by step
vaalimökki 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 mökki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mökki | A small, usually wooden house; cottage, cabin;... |