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Where does “vallata” come from?

vallata (Finnish) comes from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

vallata (Finnish): to seize, occupy, subdue, take over, capture; to...

Definitions

  1. to seize, occupy, subdue, take over, capture; to...

Ancestry of “vallata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “vallata”

  • maanvaltaaja
  • talonvaltaaja
  • talonvaltaus
  • valtaaja
  • valtaus
  • valdama
  • valdus
  • valdaja
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