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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaljousquantity, volume, mass, multitude
2Finnishpaljovoluminous, much, plenty
3Proto-Finnicpaljoplenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic feluzEvery word from Proto-Germanic felu