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Where does “vakain” come from?

vakain (Finnish) comes from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

vakain (Finnish): stabilizer; superlative degree of vakaa;...

Definitions

  1. stabilizer; superlative degree of vakaa;...

Ancestry of “vakain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
3Proto-Uralic-ma—

Words derived from “vakain”

  • korkeusvakain
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →