Where does “valinnanvara” come from?

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

valinnanvara (Finnish): choice

Definitions

  1. choice

Ancestry of “valinnanvara”, step by step

valinnanvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalintaselection; choice; volition
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 vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “valinnanvara”

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