Where does “-lain” come from?

-lain (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian töö, from Ingrian väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

-lain (Ingrian): kind of

Definitions

  1. kind of

Ancestry of “-lain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantööye, you; work
2Ingrianväkipeople
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

Words derived from “-lain”

Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →