Where does “väittämä” come from?
väittämä (Finnish) comes from Finnish väittää, from Finnish väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.
väittämä (Finnish): statement, assertion, claim
Definitions
- statement, assertion, claim
Ancestry of “väittämä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väittää | To claim, contend, assert, argue, maintain; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 3 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 4 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 5 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |