Where does “väenpaljous” come from?
väenpaljous (Finnish) comes from Finnish paljous, from Finnish paljo, from Proto-Finnic paljo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
väenpaljous (Finnish): a large crowd, a mass of people
Definitions
- a large crowd, a mass of people
Ancestry of “väenpaljous”, step by step
väenpaljous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paljous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paljous | quantity, volume, mass, multitude |
| 2 | Finnish | paljo | voluminous, much, plenty |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paljo | plenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Finnish väki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |