Where does “väkikapula” come from?
väkikapula (Finnish) comes from Finnish väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.
väkikapula (Finnish): a stick used in a traditional stick pulling game
Definitions
- a stick used in a traditional stick pulling game
Ancestry of “väkikapula”, step by step
väkikapula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |