Where does “väitöslause” come from?

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

Ancestry of “väitöslause”, step by step

väitöslause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väitös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväitösdissertation
2FinnishväittääTo claim, contend, assert, argue, maintain; to...
3Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
4Icelandicvakihormone
5Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
6Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Finnish lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki
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