Where does “valiutua” come from?

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

valiutua (Finnish): to be selected or chosen

Definitions

  1. to be selected or chosen

Ancestry of “valiutua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
2Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-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 →