Where does “valittsa” come from?

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

valittsa (Votic): to choose, select, pick

Definitions

  1. to choose, select, pick

Ancestry of “valittsa”, 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 →
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