Where does “jousivakio” come from?

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

jousivakio (Finnish): spring constant

Definitions

  1. spring constant

Ancestry of “jousivakio”, step by step

jousivakio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

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

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →