Where does “jalkaväkimies” come from?
jalkaväkimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalkaväki, from Finnish väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.
jalkaväkimies (Finnish): infantryman, foot soldier
Definitions
- infantryman, foot soldier
Ancestry of “jalkaväkimies”, step by step
jalkaväkimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jalkaväki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalkaväki | infantry |
| 2 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 3 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 4 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 5 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |