Where does “valitsijamiehistö” come from?

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

valitsijamiehistö (Finnish): electoral college

Definitions

  1. electoral college

Ancestry of “valitsijamiehistö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalitsijamieselector
2Finnishvalitsijachooser
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →
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