Where does “kinnasvärkki” come from?

kinnasvärkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish värkki, from Swedish verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

kinnasvärkki (Finnish): a lousy hunting dog

Definitions

  1. a lousy hunting dog

Ancestry of “kinnasvärkki”, step by step

kinnasvärkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish värkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvärkkidevice, apparatus
2Swedishverka work; something which has been accomplished; a...
3Old Norseverkwork, deed
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish kinnas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkinnasmitten
2Proto-Finnickindasglove, mitten
3Proto-Baltickimdas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →