Where does “valiojoukko” come from?

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

valiojoukko (Finnish): elite, elite group, e.g. elite troop

Definitions

  1. elite, elite group, e.g. elite troop

Ancestry of “valiojoukko”, step by step

valiojoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
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 joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →