Where does “valtiontilintarkastus” come from?
valtiontilintarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilintarkastus, from Finnish tarkastus, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
valtiontilintarkastus (Finnish): state audit, government audit
Definitions
- state audit, government audit
Ancestry of “valtiontilintarkastus”, step by step
valtiontilintarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilintarkastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilintarkastus | financial audit |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkastus | examination, inspection, supervision, survey |
| 3 | Finnish | tarkastaa | to check, inspect |
| 4 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 5 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 6 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 7 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
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 |