Where does “valitsijamiesehdokas” come from?
valitsijamiesehdokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehdokas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
valitsijamiesehdokas (Finnish): elector candidate
Definitions
- elector candidate
Ancestry of “valitsijamiesehdokas”, step by step
valitsijamiesehdokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehdokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehdokas | candidate; nominee |
| 2 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 3 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 4 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish valitsijamies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valitsijamies | elector |
| 2 | Finnish | valitsija | chooser |
| 3 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |