Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “vaalipetos” come from? vaalipetos (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.
vaalipetos (Finnish): election fraud, electoral fraud
Definitions election fraud, electoral fraud Ancestry of “vaalipetos”, step by step vaalipetos 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 petos Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish petos betrayal, treachery, treason; fraud 2 Finnish pettää to cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,... 3 Proto-Finnic pettädäk to betray 4 Proto-Baltic spenˀstei —