Where does “valtatyhjiö” come from?

valtatyhjiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjiö, from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

valtatyhjiö (Finnish): power vacuum

Definitions

  1. power vacuum

Ancestry of “valtatyhjiö”, step by step

valtatyhjiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyhjiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjiövacuum, void
2Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
3Proto-Finnictühjäempty
4Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Finnish valta

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →