Where does “hautajaisväki” come from?

hautajaisväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hautajaiset, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hautajaisväki (Finnish): funeral attendance, people attending a funeral

Definitions

  1. funeral attendance, people attending a funeral

Ancestry of “hautajaisväki”, step by step

hautajaisväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hautajaiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautajaisetfuneral, memorial service
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus