Where does “vaikutusvalta” come from?

vaikutusvalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

vaikutusvalta (Finnish): Influence, authority, clout

Definitions

  1. Influence, authority, clout

Ancestry of “vaikutusvalta”, step by step

vaikutusvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Finnish vaikutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaikutusinfluence, effect, impact; impression; action
2Finnishvaikuttaato influence, have an influence on, affect, have...

Words derived from “vaikutusvalta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic waldąEvery word from Proto-Finnic valta