Where does “valitsijamiesvaali” come from?
valitsijamiesvaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaali, from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.
valitsijamiesvaali (Finnish): elections to choose the electors used in Finnish presidential elections until 2000
Definitions
- elections to choose the electors used in Finnish presidential elections until 2000
Ancestry of “valitsijamiesvaali”, step by step
valitsijamiesvaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaali | election; Third-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Swedish | väl | well; accurately, completely, to a significant... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hval | whale |
| 4 | Old Norse | hvalr | whale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
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 |