Where does “valantekotilaisuus” come from?

valantekotilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valanteko, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

valantekotilaisuus (Finnish): swearing-in ceremony

Definitions

  1. swearing-in ceremony

Ancestry of “valantekotilaisuus”, step by step

valantekotilaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valanteko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalantekoswearing an oath
2Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
3Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish tilaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilaisuusoccasion; opportunity, chance
2Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk