Where does “vaata” come from?

vaata (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakaa, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

vaata (Finnish): to inspect that weights are calibrated correctly

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vakaa	steady, stable, firm, steadfast, secure; patient,...
2	Proto-Finnic	vaka	calm; steady, stable

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