Where does “suuntavakaa” come from?

suuntavakaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakaa, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

suuntavakaa (Finnish): directionally stable

Definitions

  1. directionally stable

Ancestry of “suuntavakaa”, step by step

suuntavakaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakaasteady, stable, firm, steadfast, secure; patient,...
2Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish vakaa →
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