Where does “maakunnanvaakuna” come from?

maakunnanvaakuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaakuna, from Old Swedish vakn, from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

maakunnanvaakuna (Finnish): coat of arms of a maakunta

Definitions

  1. coat of arms of a maakunta

Ancestry of “maakunnanvaakuna”, step by step

maakunnanvaakuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaakuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvaakunaA coat of arms, insignia or arms of a family,...
2Old Swedishvakn—
3Old Norsevápnweapon
4Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

via Finnish maakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaakuntacounty, province, region
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →