Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “kilpailuvirasto” come from? kilpailuvirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virasto, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
kilpailuvirasto (Finnish): competition regulator; competition authority;...
Definitions competition regulator; competition authority;... Ancestry of “kilpailuvirasto”, step by step kilpailuvirasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virasto Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish virasto bureau, office, agency, board 2 Finnish virka post, position, office, public office; purpose,... 3 Old Norse virkja — 4 Proto-Germanic wirkijaną to make, produce; to effect, make happen 5 Proto-Indo-European werǵ- to make
via Finnish kilpailu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kilpailu contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry 2 Finnish -u Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... 3 Proto-Finnic -u Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns