Where does “vaalioikeutettu” come from?
vaalioikeutettu (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.
vaalioikeutettu (Finnish): entitled to vote
Definitions
- entitled to vote
Ancestry of “vaalioikeutettu”, step by step
vaalioikeutettu 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 oikeutettu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikeutettu | justifiable, righteous; past passive participle... |