Where does “väestökato” come from?

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

väestökato (Finnish): depopulation

Definitions

  1. depopulation

Ancestry of “väestökato”, step by step

väestökato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väestö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväestöPopulation; the people living within a political...
2Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Finnish kato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatofailure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki