Where does “sõjavägi” come from?

sõjavägi (Estonian) comes from Estonian vägi, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

sõjavägi (Estonian): army, defence force

Definitions

  1. army, defence force

Ancestry of “sõjavägi”, step by step

sõjavägi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vägi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvägimight, strength; force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Estonian sõda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõdawar
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →
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