Where does “valtakunnansovittelija” come from?
valtakunnansovittelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish sovittelija, from Finnish sovitella, from Finnish sovittaa, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.
valtakunnansovittelija (Finnish): conciliator general, national conciliator a public official that is responsible for helping to conciliate or mediate labor disputes
Definitions
- conciliator general, national conciliator a public official that is responsible for helping to conciliate or mediate labor disputes
Ancestry of “valtakunnansovittelija”, step by step
valtakunnansovittelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sovittelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sovittelija | mediator, negotiator, arbiter |
| 2 | Finnish | sovitella | To mediate, reconcile |
| 3 | Finnish | sovittaa | to fit, try on; to adapt; to atone for, expiate |
| 4 | Finnish | sopia | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sopidak | to fit; to suit, to be suitable |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | sopa | garment, piece of clothing; clothes |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | śopa | clothing |
via Finnish valtakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtakunta | An independent state. Depending on context, may... |
| 2 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |