Where does “valtiovarainvaliokunta” come from?
valtiovarainvaliokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valiokunta, from Finnish valio, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
valtiovarainvaliokunta (Finnish): standing committee for finance of the Finnish Parliament
Definitions
- standing committee for finance of the Finnish Parliament
Ancestry of “valtiovarainvaliokunta”, step by step
valtiovarainvaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valiokunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valiokunta | standing committee |
| 2 | Finnish | valio | An outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite |
| 3 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via Finnish valtiovarat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtiovarat | — |
| 2 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |