Where does “keskusvirasto” come from?

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

keskusvirasto (Finnish): a (Finnish) government agency or authority that is national in scope and focuses on some particular subject; national agency

Definitions

  1. a (Finnish) government agency or authority that is national in scope and focuses on some particular subject; national agency

Ancestry of “keskusvirasto”, step by step

keskusvirasto 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 keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →