valvoja etymology

Finnish word valvoja comes from Finnish valvoa

Detailed word origin of valvoja

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
valvoa Finnish (fin) (intransitive) to stay up, stay awake (to remain awake, to not go to bed). (transitive, _, + partitive) to oversee, supervise, superintend, guide. To enforce (law). To supervise, proctor, monitor, invigilate (an examination). To watch, keep an eye on.
valvoja Finnish (fin) Inspector. Overseer. Regulator.

Words with the same origin as valvoja

Descendants of valvoa
valvonta