Where does “valtaisasti” come from?

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

valtaisasti (Finnish): enormously, impressively, resoundingly, tremendously

Definitions

  1. enormously, impressively, resoundingly, tremendously

Ancestry of “valtaisasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltaisaimmense, huge, hulking, enormous, impressive,...
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic waldąEvery word from Proto-Finnic valta
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