Where does “karkausyritys” come from?

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

karkausyritys (Finnish): escape attempt

Definitions

  1. escape attempt

Ancestry of “karkausyritys”, step by step

karkausyritys 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 karkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarkausSynonym of karkaaminen
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną →Every word from Old Norse yrkja →