Where does “väittäminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “väittäminen”, 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

Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →