Where does “nimivakuus” come from?

nimivakuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakuus, from Finnish väkä, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

Ancestry of “nimivakuus”, step by step

nimivakuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakuussecurity, collateral
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakuus →
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