Where does “vakiovuoro” come from?

vakiovuoro (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakio, from Finnish väkä, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

vakiovuoro (Finnish): regularly scheduled turn, reservation, etc. (of a communal space, etc.)

Definitions

  1. regularly scheduled turn, reservation, etc. (of a communal space, etc.)

Ancestry of “vakiovuoro”, step by step

vakiovuoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →