Where does “hallintovirasto” come from?

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

hallintovirasto (Finnish): government agency, government office, administrative office

Definitions

  1. government agency, government office, administrative office

Ancestry of “hallintovirasto”, step by step

hallintovirasto 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 hallinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallintogovernment, management, administration
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →