Where does “valkkaus” come from?

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

valkkaus (Finnish): selecting, hand-picking

Definitions

  1. selecting, hand-picking

Ancestry of “valkkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkatato select, to hand-pick
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →
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