Where does “kervestöö” come from?

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

kervestöö (Ingrian): job with an axe

Definitions

  1. job with an axe

Ancestry of “kervestöö”, step by step

kervestöö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian töö

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

via Ingrian kerves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankervesaxe
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →
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