Where does “varasvalta” come from?

varasvalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish varas, from Proto-Finnic vargas, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varasvalta (Finnish): kleptocracy

Definitions

  1. kleptocracy

Ancestry of “varasvalta”, step by step

varasvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarasthief
2Proto-Finnicvargasthief
3Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish valta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
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