Where does “valičii” come from?

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

valičii (Veps): elector

Definitions

  1. elector

Ancestry of “valičii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvalitato choose, to select, to pick out; to vote, to...
2Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-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 →