Where does “yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu” come from?
yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdenvertaisuus, from Finnish yhdenvertainen, from Finnish vertainen, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu (Finnish): non-discrimination ombudsman
Definitions
- non-discrimination ombudsman
Ancestry of “yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu”, step by step
yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhdenvertaisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdenvertaisuus | equality |
| 2 | Finnish | yhdenvertainen | equal |
| 3 | Finnish | vertainen | equal, peer |
| 4 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish valtuutettu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtuutettu | representative; councilmember, councilman,... |
| 2 | Finnish | valtuuttaa | to authorize; to empower; to mandate |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |