Where does “väči” come from?

väči (Votic) comes from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

väči (Votic): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “väči”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvakihormone
2Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
3Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →