Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “vaalivoitto” come from? vaalivoitto (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.
vaalivoitto (Finnish): election victory, electoral victory
Definitions election victory, electoral victory Ancestry of “vaalivoitto”, step by step vaalivoitto 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 voitto Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish voitto victory, win; profit 2 Finnish voittaa to win 3 Proto-Finnic voittadak to win 4 Proto-Finnic voidak can, to be able 5 Proto-Uralic woje- can, to be able