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Where does “juhlaväki” come from?

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

juhlaväki (Finnish): The guests or attendants of a party or ceremony...

Definitions

  1. The guests or attendants of a party or ceremony...

Ancestry of “juhlaväki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →