Where does “isäntäväki” come from?

isäntäväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

isäntäväki (Finnish): people living in some house including the host or master; the householder's family

Definitions

  1. people living in some house including the host or master; the householder's family

Ancestry of “isäntäväki”, step by step

isäntäväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väki

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

via Finnish isäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäntämaster; householder; host
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →