Where does “asiakirjavihko” come from?

asiakirjavihko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihko, from Proto-Finnic vihko, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

asiakirjavihko (Finnish): case file

Definitions

  1. case file

Ancestry of “asiakirjavihko”, step by step

asiakirjavihko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihkonotebook; block; bundle, bunch
2Proto-Finnicvihkobundle
3Proto-Germanicwiskōbundle of hay, wisp
4Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Finnish asiakirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakirjadocument
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskō →