Where does “valtavuus” come from?

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

valtavuus (Finnish): hugeness, vastness, enormity, massiveness

Definitions

  1. hugeness, vastness, enormity, massiveness

Ancestry of “valtavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltavahuge, vast, colossal, enormous
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 waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →