Where does “maahanmuuttovirasto” come from?
maahanmuuttovirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virasto, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
maahanmuuttovirasto (Finnish): immigration office
Definitions
- immigration office
Ancestry of “maahanmuuttovirasto”, step by step
maahanmuuttovirasto 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 maahanmuutto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maahanmuutto | immigration |
| 2 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |