Where does “valintakriteeri” come from?

valintakriteeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriteeri, from New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον, from Ancient Greek κριτής, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

valintakriteeri (Finnish): selection criterion

Definitions

  1. selection criterion

Ancestry of “valintakriteeri”, step by step

valintakriteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kriteeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriteericriterion
2New Latincriterioncriterion
3Ancient Greekκριτήριονmeans of judging, criterion, test, standard;...
4Ancient Greekκριτήςumpire; judge
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyétiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō