Where does “väkijuoma” come from?
väkijuoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoma, from Proto-Finnic jooma, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
Ancestry of “väkijuoma”, step by step
väkijuoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juoma | drink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jooma | drink; beverage |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Finnish väki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |