Where does “vahvistaa” come from?

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

vahvistaa (Finnish): to strengthen, harden, fortify; reinforce, to...

Definitions

  1. to strengthen, harden, fortify; reinforce, to...

Ancestry of “vahvistaa”, step by step

vahvistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahva

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

via Ingrian vahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvahvastrong

Words derived from “vahvistaa

Every word from Proto-Finnic vahvaEvery word from Finnish vahva