Where does “valikoimateos” come from?

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

valikoimateos (Finnish): a work literary work, album, etc. that is a collection of selected works

Definitions

  1. a work literary work, album, etc. that is a collection of selected works

Ancestry of “valikoimateos”, step by step

valikoimateos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valikoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalikoimaassortment, selection
2Finnishvalikoidato select
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish teos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteoswork; oeuvre, opus
2Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →
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