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Where does “väkä” come from?

väkä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

väkä (Finnish): barb; fluke

Definitions

  1. barb; fluke

Ancestry of “väkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

Words derived from “väkä”

  • höyhenväkänen
  • väkänen
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