Where does “vaalisalaisuus” come from?

vaalisalaisuus (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.

vaalisalaisuus (Finnish): secrecy of the ballot anonymity of a vote and secrecy of what or whom a person voted (for) in an election

Definitions

  1. secrecy of the ballot anonymity of a vote and secrecy of what or whom a person voted (for) in an election

Ancestry of “vaalisalaisuus”, step by step

vaalisalaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish salaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalaisuussecret
2Finnishsalainensecret, clandestine; arcane
3FinnishsalaA secret
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
5Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →