Where does “aluevirasto” come from?

aluevirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virasto, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

aluevirasto (Finnish): regional department, regional bureau

Definitions

  1. regional department, regional bureau

Ancestry of “aluevirasto”, step by step

aluevirasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirastobureau, office, agency, board
2Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
3Old Norsevirkja—
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →