Where does “valikoima” come from?

valikoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish valikoida, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

valikoima (Finnish): assortment, selection

Definitions

  1. assortment, selection

Ancestry of “valikoima”, step by step

valikoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valikoida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalikoidato select
2Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
3Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish mä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “valikoima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →