Where does “valitsijamies” come from?

valitsijamies (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.

valitsijamies (Finnish): elector

Definitions

  1. elector

Ancestry of “valitsijamies”, step by step

valitsijamies 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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

Words derived from “valitsijamies”

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