Where does “väki” come from?

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

väki (Finnish): people, crowd; power, strength, force

Definitions

  1. people, crowd; power, strength, force

Ancestry of “väki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvakihormone
2Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
3Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

Words derived from “väki”

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