valta

Finnish

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Definitions
  • power, authority, rule
  • (in compounds) main, principal
  • country, state, power
  • (religion) virtue rank of angel

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *valta derived from Proto-Germanic *waldą (power, might, authority, ruler, main).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waldą

Gloss

power, might, authority, ruler, main

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

力

Emoji
🏋️ 💡

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