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Where does “merijalkaväki” come from?

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

merijalkaväki (Finnish): marine corps

Definitions

  1. marine corps

Ancestry of “merijalkaväki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkaväkiinfantry
2Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →