Where does “valtakunnansyyttäjä” come from?
valtakunnansyyttäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyttäjä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
valtakunnansyyttäjä (Finnish): prosecutor general, attorney general chief prosecutor overseeing prosecuting in a country
Definitions
- prosecutor general, attorney general chief prosecutor overseeing prosecuting in a country
Ancestry of “valtakunnansyyttäjä”, step by step
valtakunnansyyttäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syyttäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syyttäjä | prosecutor |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
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 |