Where does “töökäs” come from?

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

töökäs (Ingrian): hard-working

Definitions

  1. hard-working

Ancestry of “töökäs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantööye, you; work
2Ingrianväkipeople
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →