Where does “monialayritys” come from?

monialayritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

monialayritys (Finnish): conglomerate for-profit corporation active in several different fields and/or industries, particularly one formed by the combination of several smaller corporations

Definitions

  1. conglomerate for-profit corporation active in several different fields and/or industries, particularly one formed by the combination of several smaller corporations

Ancestry of “monialayritys”, step by step

monialayritys traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrityscompany, firm, enterprise; especially a venture...
2Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-
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