Where does “kokousväki” come from?

kokousväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokous, from Finnish koota, from Finnish -ta, from Proto-Finnic -ta, from Proto-Uralic -tä — from.

kokousväki (Finnish): attendees to a conference or convention collectively

Definitions

  1. attendees to a conference or convention collectively

Ancestry of “kokousväki”, step by step

kokousväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokousmeeting, conference, assembly, convent, gathering
2Finnishkootato collect together, gather; to assemble,...
3Finnish-taA suffix for the partitive singular case; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
5Proto-Uralic-täfrom

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Proto-Uralic -täEvery word from Finnish -taEvery word from Finnish koota