Where does “taajaväkinen” come from?

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

taajaväkinen (Finnish): densely populated, populous

Definitions

  1. densely populated, populous

Ancestry of “taajaväkinen”, step by step

taajaväkinen 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 taaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaajathick, dense; frequent
2Proto-Finnictakjadense, thick
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →