Where does “vallantavoittelija” come from?
vallantavoittelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavoittelija, from Finnish tavoitella, from Finnish tavoittaa, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr — to stand still; to harden.
vallantavoittelija (Finnish): pretender, one who seeks power especially through questionable means
Definitions
- pretender, one who seeks power especially through questionable means
Ancestry of “vallantavoittelija”, step by step
vallantavoittelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tavoittelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavoittelija | seeker; agent noun of tavoitella |
| 2 | Finnish | tavoitella | to go for, seek, strive after; to try to grab or... |
| 3 | Finnish | tavoittaa | to catch, catch up; to reach |
| 4 | Finnish | tavata | to meet; to meet up; to find, to catch |
| 5 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 6 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 7 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 8 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 9 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |