Where does “valita” come from?

valita (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

valita (Ingrian): choose

Definitions

  1. choose

Ancestry of “valita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
2Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak →