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Where does “vahvike” come from?

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

vahvike (Finnish): reinforcement; stay; inset

Definitions

  1. reinforcement; stay; inset

Ancestry of “vahvike”, step by step

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