Where does “väkikarttu” come from?

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

väkikarttu (Finnish): a stick used in a traditional stick pulling game

Definitions

  1. a stick used in a traditional stick pulling game

Ancestry of “väkikarttu”, step by step

väkikarttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Finnish karttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarttuA slender log used as a hitting implement
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →