Where does “valamies” come from?
valamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish vala, from Proto-Finnic vala, from Proto-Uralic wala — song?; word?.
valamies (Finnish): juror
Ancestry of “valamies”, step by step
valamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vala | oath; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vala | oath |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wala | song?; word? |
via Finnish mies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |
Words derived from “valamies”