Where does “murtoyritys” come from?

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

murtoyritys (Finnish): attempted burglary

Definitions

  1. attempted burglary

Ancestry of “murtoyritys”, step by step

murtoyritys traces back through two 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 murto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
2Catalanmurtamyrtle
3Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
5Semiticm-r-r
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijanąEvery word from Old Norse yrkja
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