Where does “valiokunta-avustaja” come from?

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

valiokunta-avustaja (Finnish): assistant to a (standing) committee especially in the Finnish Parliament

Definitions

  1. assistant to a (standing) committee especially in the Finnish Parliament

Ancestry of “valiokunta-avustaja”, step by step

valiokunta-avustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valiokunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaliokuntastanding committee
2FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish avustaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavustajaassistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,...
2FinnishavustaaTo assist; To abet
3Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
4Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-