Where does “veto-oikeus” come from?

veto-oikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

veto-oikeus (Finnish): veto

Definitions

  1. veto

Ancestry of “veto-oikeus”, step by step

veto-oikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto
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