Where does “valtionmaa” come from?
valtionmaa (Finnish) comes 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.
valtionmaa (Finnish): crown land UK and Commonwealth, federal land US, state land land that belongs to the state
Definitions
- crown land UK and Commonwealth, federal land US, state land land that belongs to the state
Ancestry of “valtionmaa”, step by step
valtionmaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valtio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 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 |