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Where does “valtionuskonto” come from?

valtionuskonto (Finnish) comes from Finnish uskonto, from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

valtionuskonto (Finnish): official religion, state religion

Definitions

  1. official religion, state religion

Ancestry of “valtionuskonto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuskontoreligion
2Finnishuskoato believe in, have faith in; to believe , trust;...
3Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →