Where does “passiiviväestö” come from?

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

passiiviväestö (Finnish): passive population, inactive population

Definitions

  1. passive population, inactive population

Ancestry of “passiiviväestö”, step by step

passiiviväestö 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 passiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpassiivinenpassive
2Finnishinen
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki
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