Where does “kantaväestö” come from?

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

kantaväestö (Finnish): native population, indigenous population

Definitions

  1. native population, indigenous population

Ancestry of “kantaväestö”, step by step

kantaväestö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väestö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväestöPopulation; the people living within a political...
2Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki