Where does “valitsijajoukko” come from?

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

valitsijajoukko (Finnish): body of electors

Definitions

  1. body of electors

Ancestry of “valitsijajoukko”, step by step

valitsijajoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valitsija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalitsijachooser
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →