Where does “väestölaskenta” come from?

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

väestölaskenta (Finnish): population census, census

Definitions

  1. population census, census

Ancestry of “väestölaskenta”, step by step

väestölaskenta 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 laskenta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskentacomputation, calculation; calculus
2Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki
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