Where does “vaa'ankieliasema” come from?
vaa'ankieliasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaa’ankieli, 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'ankieliasema (Finnish): a position in which one holds the balance of power
Definitions
- a position in which one holds the balance of power
Ancestry of “vaa'ankieliasema”, step by step
vaa'ankieliasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaa’ankieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaa’ankieli | pointer in a balance beam, the needle-like part indicating the position of the beam |
| 2 | Finnish | vaaka | scales; horizontal |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vāgh | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vág | balance, scales; weight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgō | scales; weight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Finnish asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |