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Where does “eurovirkamies” come from?

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

eurovirkamies (Finnish): An official in the service of the European Union,...

Definitions

  1. An official in the service of the European Union,...

Ancestry of “eurovirkamies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkamiescivil servant, public officer, official
2Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
3Old Norsevirkja—
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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