Where does “valtiovarainministeri” come from?

valtiovarainministeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtiovarat, 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.

valtiovarainministeri (Finnish): Minister of Finance, US Secretary of the Treasury, in some countries Treasurer, State Treasurer

Definitions

  1. Minister of Finance, US Secretary of the Treasury, in some countries Treasurer, State Treasurer

Ancestry of “valtiovarainministeri”, step by step

valtiovarainministeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valtiovarat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltiovarat—
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 ministeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →