Where does “valtiovierailu” come from?
valtiovierailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vierailu, from Finnish vierailla, from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
valtiovierailu (Finnish): state visit
Definitions
- state visit
Ancestry of “valtiovierailu”, step by step
valtiovierailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vierailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vierailu | visitation, call |
| 2 | Finnish | vierailla | To visit |
| 3 | Finnish | vieras | unfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |
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 |