Where does “Vālda mer” come from?

Vālda mer (Livonian) comes from Livonian vālda — power, force.

Ancestry of “Vālda mer”, step by step

Vālda mer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian vālda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianvāldapower, force

via Livonian me’r

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianme’r
Every word from Livonian vālda