Where does “vaaliteltta” come from?
vaaliteltta (Finnish) comes from Finnish teltta, from Swedish tält, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t.
vaaliteltta (Finnish): (electoral) campaign tent tent, often open from one or more sides, used as electoral campaign tent
Definitions
- (electoral) campaign tent tent, often open from one or more sides, used as electoral campaign tent
Ancestry of “vaaliteltta”, step by step
vaaliteltta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teltta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teltta | tent |
| 2 | Swedish | tält | tent; a pavilion or portable lodge |
| 3 | Middle Low German | telt | tent |
| 4 | Old Saxon | teld | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 8 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |