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Where does “valtuustoryhmä” come from?

valtuustoryhmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtuusto, from Finnish valtuus, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

valtuustoryhmä (Finnish): parliamentary group in a council, especially a...

Definitions

  1. parliamentary group in a council, especially a...

Ancestry of “valtuustoryhmä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltuustocouncil; delegation
2Finnishvaltuusauthorization, powers; "ylittää valtuutensa": to...
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
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