Where does “valtiovalta” come from?

valtiovalta (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.

valtiovalta (Finnish): government, state

Definitions

  1. government, state

Ancestry of “valtiovalta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltiogovernment, state, country
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →