Where does “levikintarkastus” come from?

levikintarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastus, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

levikintarkastus (Finnish): circulation auditing, circulation audit

Definitions

  1. circulation auditing, circulation audit

Ancestry of “levikintarkastus”, step by step

levikintarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkastusexamination, inspection, supervision, survey
2Finnishtarkastaato check, inspect
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärkstrong
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish levikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevikkicirculation, distribution
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz