Where does “valitsija” come from?

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

valitsija (Finnish): chooser

Definitions

  1. chooser

Ancestry of “valitsija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
2Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “valitsija”

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