Where does “huijausyritys” come from?

huijausyritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

huijausyritys (Finnish): attempt at deception, deception attempt, scam attempt

Definitions

  1. attempt at deception, deception attempt, scam attempt

Ancestry of “huijausyritys”, step by step

huijausyritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrityscompany, firm, enterprise; especially a venture...
2Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish huijaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuijaushoax, scam, cheat, sham, swindle
2FinnishhuijataTo con, swindle, cheat, trick, deceive, hoax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijanąEvery word from Old Norse yrkja
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