Where does “väkipyörästö” come from?
väkipyörästö (Finnish) comes from Finnish väkipyörä, from Finnish väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.
väkipyörästö (Finnish): block and tackle, polyspast a set of
Definitions
- block and tackle, polyspast a set of
Ancestry of “väkipyörästö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väkipyörä | pulley |
| 2 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 3 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 4 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 5 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |