Where does “arkiviikko” come from?

arkiviikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikko, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

arkiviikko (Finnish): working week, workweek; the part of the week that isn't the weekend

Definitions

  1. working week, workweek; the part of the week that isn't the weekend

Ancestry of “arkiviikko”, step by step

arkiviikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikkoweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Finnish arki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
2Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
3Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Finnish viikko →