Where does “voivodikunta” come from?

voivodikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish voivodi, from Proto-Slavic vojevoda, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

voivodikunta (Finnish): voivodeship administrative division

Definitions

  1. voivodeship administrative division

Ancestry of “voivodikunta”, step by step

voivodikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voivodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoivodivoivode, voivod
2Proto-Slavicvojevodaarmy leader, warlord, duke
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →