Where does “valtiomiestaito” come from?
valtiomiestaito (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtiomies, from Finnish valtio, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
valtiomiestaito (Finnish): statesmanship
Ancestry of “valtiomiestaito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | valtiomies | statesman |
| 2 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |