Where does “vägev” come from?
vägev (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic väkevä, from Proto-Finnic väki, from Proto-Uralic wäke — strength.
vägev (Ludian): strong
Ancestry of “vägev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | väkevä | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | väki | strength, power; people, folk |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wäke | strength |