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

vahvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahva

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

via Finnish ike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishike—

Words derived from “vahvike”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vahva →Every word from Finnish vahva →