Where does “valintamahdollisuus” come from?

valintamahdollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahdollisuus, from Finnish mahdollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valintamahdollisuus (Finnish): choice power to choose

Definitions

  1. choice power to choose

Ancestry of “valintamahdollisuus”, step by step

valintamahdollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahdollisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmahdollisuusA possibility; A chance; An opportunity
2Finnishmahdollinenpossible; viable; prospective
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

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-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen