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

  1. to inspect that weights are calibrated correctly

Ancestry of “vaata”, step by step

vaata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakaasteady, stable, firm, steadfast, secure; patient,...
2Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “vaata”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish vakaa →