Where does “pulmaväki” come from?

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

pulmaväki (Ingrian): wedding guests

Definitions

  1. wedding guests

Ancestry of “pulmaväki”, step by step

pulmaväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianväkipeople
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Ingrian pulmat

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