Where does “lähetystövirkailija” come from?
lähetystövirkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkailija, from Finnish virkailla, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
lähetystövirkailija (Finnish): embassy official
Definitions
- embassy official
Ancestry of “lähetystövirkailija”, step by step
lähetystövirkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virkailija | employee, functionary; clerk |
| 2 | Finnish | virkailla | to stall, drag one's feet, procrastinate |
| 3 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish lähetystö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lähetystö | delegation; embassy |
| 2 | Finnish | lähetys | delivery; broadcast, transmission; evangelist... |
| 3 | Finnish | lähettää | to send; to dispatch; to ship |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |