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
- A coat of arms, insignia or arms of a family,...
Ancestry of “vaakuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | vakn | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
Words derived from “vaakuna”