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Where does “identiteettivarkaus” come from?

identiteettivarkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish varkaus, from Finnish varas, from Proto-Finnic vargas, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

identiteettivarkaus (Finnish): identity theft

Definitions

  1. identity theft

Ancestry of “identiteettivarkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarkaustheft
2Finnishvarasthief
3Proto-Finnicvargasthief
4Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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