Where does “aurinkovakio” come from?

aurinkovakio (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakio, from Finnish väkä, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

aurinkovakio (Finnish): solar constant

Definitions

  1. solar constant

Ancestry of “aurinkovakio”, step by step

aurinkovakio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish aurinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaurinkothe Sun
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →