Where does “valtakunnansyyttäjävirasto” come from?
valtakunnansyyttäjävirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyttäjänvirasto, 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.
valtakunnansyyttäjävirasto (Finnish): national prosecutor's office
Definitions
- national prosecutor's office
Ancestry of “valtakunnansyyttäjävirasto”, step by step
valtakunnansyyttäjävirasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syyttäjänvirasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syyttäjänvirasto | public prosecutor's office |
| 2 | Finnish | syyttäjä | prosecutor |
| 3 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | 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 |