Where does “oikaisuyritys” come from?
oikaisuyritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
oikaisuyritys (Finnish): attempt to rectify or correct
Definitions
- attempt to rectify or correct
Ancestry of “oikaisuyritys”, step by step
oikaisuyritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yritys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yritys | company, firm, enterprise; especially a venture... |
| 2 | Finnish | yrittää | to try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor |
| 3 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish oikaisu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikaisu | shortcut; taking a shortcut; recovery from an... |
| 2 | Finnish | oikaista | To straighten, correct, rectify, amend, revise;... |
| 3 | Finnish | oikea | right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oikeda | straight; right, correct |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wojketa | — |