Where does “vakavarainen” come from?

vakavarainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vakavarainen (Finnish): financially solid or stable, solvent

Definitions

  1. financially solid or stable, solvent

Ancestry of “vakavarainen”, step by step

vakavarainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish väkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
2Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

Words derived from “vakavarainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →