Where does “valamiesoikeus” come from?
valamiesoikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikeus, from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.
valamiesoikeus (Finnish): court with a jury
Ancestry of “valamiesoikeus”, step by step
valamiesoikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oikeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikeus | right; law; justice, law |
| 2 | Finnish | oikea | right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oikeda | straight; right, correct |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wojketa | — |
via Finnish valamies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valamies | juror |
| 2 | Finnish | vala | oath; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vala | oath |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | wala | song?; word? |