Where does “väkevä” come from?

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

Ancestry of “väkevä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicväkistrength, power; people, folk
2Proto-Uralicwäkestrength

Words derived from “väkevä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wäke →Every word from Proto-Finnic väki →