valvonta etymology

Finnish word valvonta comes from Finnish -nta (Forms nouns that describe an action.), Finnish valvoa

Detailed word origin of valvonta

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-nta Finnish (fin) Forms nouns that describe an action.
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.
valvonta Finnish (fin) Control. Monitoring, surveillance. Supervision. The act of staying awake.

Words with the same origin as valvonta

Descendants of -nta
halveksinta hieronta idäntä kellunta kullanhuuhdonta kysyntä laskenta liikunta perustanta puhkinta sanonta säädäntä taionta taonta tartunta toiminta torjunta torjuntahävittäjä töpeksintä uusinta vaihdanta vaihdunta valinta ärjyntä
Descendants of valvoa
valvoja