Where does “matkailuvirkailija” come from?
matkailuvirkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkailu, from Finnish matkailla, from Finnish matkata, from Finnish matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.
matkailuvirkailija (Finnish): travel clerk
Definitions
- travel clerk
Ancestry of “matkailuvirkailija”, step by step
matkailuvirkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish matkailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matkailu | travel; tourism |
| 2 | Finnish | matkailla | To travel |
| 3 | Finnish | matkata | To travel |
| 4 | Finnish | matka | trip; journey; distance |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | matka | way, path; journey, trip; distance |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | mëtka | passage |
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 |