Where does “jokiverkko” come from?

jokiverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

jokiverkko (Finnish): river network

Definitions

  1. river network

Ancestry of “jokiverkko”, step by step

jokiverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish joki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokiriver
2Finnishsokeusblindness
3Finnishsokeablind
4Proto-Finnicsokedablind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →