Where does “sukuvaakuna” come from?

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

sukuvaakuna (Finnish): family crest, family coat of arms

Definitions

  1. family crest, family coat of arms

Ancestry of “sukuvaakuna”, step by step

sukuvaakuna 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 suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →