Where does “vakuus” come from?

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

vakuus (Finnish): security, collateral

Definitions

  1. security, collateral

Ancestry of “vakuus”, step by step

vakuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väkä

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “vakuus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →