Where does “valurna” come from?

valurna (Swedish) comes from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

valurna (Swedish): a ballot box (used in general elections)

Definitions

  1. a ballot box (used in general elections)

Ancestry of “valurna”, step by step

valurna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
2Old Swedishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Swedish urna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishurnaurn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwalazEvery word from Old Norse hvalr