Where does “seurakuntaväki” come from?

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

seurakuntaväki (Finnish): parish people, church people, congregation

Definitions

  1. parish people, church people, congregation

Ancestry of “seurakuntaväki”, step by step

seurakuntaväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Finnish seurakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseurakuntaA parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of...
2Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
3Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki