Where does “vaa’ankieli” come from?

vaa’ankieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vaa’ankieli (Finnish): pointer in a balance beam, the needle-like part indicating the position of the beam

Definitions

pointer in a balance beam, the needle-like part indicating the position of the beam

Ancestry of “vaa’ankieli”, step by step

vaa’ankieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaaka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vaaka	scales; horizontal
2	Old Swedish	vāgh	—
3	Old Norse	vág	balance, scales; weight
4	Proto-Germanic	wēgō	scales; weight
5	Proto-Germanic	weganą	to move, to carry; to weigh
6	Proto-Indo-European	weǵʰ-	to bring; to transport

via Finnish kieli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kieli	tongue; language; string
2	Proto-Finnic	keeli	tongue; language
3	Proto-Uralic	käle	tongue; language

Words derived from “vaa’ankieli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →