Where does “hilavakio” come from?

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

hilavakio (Finnish): lattice constant; grating constant

Definitions

  1. lattice constant; grating constant

Ancestry of “hilavakio”, step by step

hilavakio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

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

via Finnish hila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhilawicket, gate; grate, grating; lattice
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →