Where does “valtionapulaitos” come from?

valtionapulaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtionapu, 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.

valtionapulaitos (Finnish): state-aided institution

Definitions

  1. state-aided institution

Ancestry of “valtionapulaitos”, step by step

valtionapulaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valtionapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltionapustate aid
2Finnishvaltiogovernment, state, country
3Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
4Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-
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