Where does “vaaka” come from?

vaaka (Finnish) comes 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.

vaaka (Finnish): scales; horizontal

Definitions

  1. scales; horizontal

Ancestry of “vaaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvāgh—
2Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
3Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vaaka”

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