Where does “vahvikerauta” come from?

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

vahvikerauta (Finnish): iron/metal bracket, piece of iron or metal used to reinforce something

Definitions

  1. iron/metal bracket, piece of iron or metal used to reinforce something

Ancestry of “vahvikerauta”, step by step

vahvikerauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvikereinforcement; stay; inset
2Finnishvahvastrong, able-bodied, brawny, burly, powerful;...
3Proto-Finnicvahvastrong; firm

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Finnic vahva →Every word from Finnish vahva →Every word from Finnish vahvike →
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