Where does “vahvasti” come from?

vahvasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahva, from Proto-Finnic vahva — strong; firm.

vahvasti (Finnish): strongly

Definitions

  1. strongly

Ancestry of “vahvasti”, step by step

vahvasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvastrong, able-bodied, brawny, burly, powerful;...
2Proto-Finnicvahvastrong; firm

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic vahva →Every word from Finnish vahva →