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Where does “väkisin” come from?

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

väkisin (Finnish): by force, involuntarily

Definitions

  1. by force, involuntarily

Ancestry of “väkisin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “väkisin”

  • väkisinmaata
  • väkisinmakaaminen
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