Where does “kuluttajavirasto” come from?

kuluttajavirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuluttaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

kuluttajavirasto (Finnish): consumer authority, consumer agency

Definitions

  1. consumer authority, consumer agency

Ancestry of “kuluttajavirasto”, step by step

kuluttajavirasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuluttaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuluttajaconsumer
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw
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