Where does “vägev” come from?

vägev (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic väkevä, from Proto-Finnic väki, from Proto-Uralic wäke — strength.

vägev (Ludian): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “vägev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicväkevä—
2Proto-Finnicväkistrength, power; people, folk
3Proto-Uralicwäkestrength
Every word from Proto-Uralic wäke →Every word from Proto-Finnic väki →Every word from Proto-Finnic väkevä →
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