Where does “valintaikkuna” come from?

valintaikkuna (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.

valintaikkuna (Finnish): dialog box

Definitions

dialog box

Ancestry of “valintaikkuna”, step by step

valintaikkuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valinta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	valinta	selection; choice; volition
2	Finnish	valita	to choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
3	Proto-Finnic	valit'ak	to choose, to pick, to select
4	Proto-Germanic	waljaną	to choose, to pick, to select
5	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

via Finnish ikkuna

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ikkuna	window; sash
2	Finnish	akkuna	Alternative form of ikkuna
3	Proto-Finnic	*akkuna	window
4	Old East Slavic	окъно	window
5	Proto-Slavic	okъnò	window

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