Where does “vaakuna” come from?

vaakuna (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish vakn, from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

vaakuna (Finnish): A coat of arms, insignia or arms of a family,...

Definitions

  1. A coat of arms, insignia or arms of a family,...

Ancestry of “vaakuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvakn
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom

Words derived from “vaakuna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēpnąEvery word from Old Norse vápn